The Comptroller- General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ibrahim -Ali (Rtd), has approved the appointment of Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, a Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC) as the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service.
A statement issued by SC OC Onuoha of the National Public Relations Unit of Customs says Maiwada takes over from Comptroller Timi Bomodi who has since been redeployed and assumed duty as the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Kiri-Kiri Lighter Terminal (KLT).
The new Customs spokesman holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Education/Geography and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from Bayero University Kano.
He also holds a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Mass-Communication from Crescent University Abeokuta.
CSC Maiwada was enlisted into the Nigeria Customs Service as Cadet ASC in 2011. He had a stint as the Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone ‘B’ Headquarters, Kaduna, Public Relations Officer, Ogun Command (now Ogun I & II Area Commands).
In 2020 he was deployed to the NCS Headquarters, where he served as the pioneer Liaison Officer of the Nigeria Customs Broadcasting Network and later deputized the out-gone National Public Relations Officer from January 2022 to February 2023.
Abdullahi Maiwada is an Associate Member of the National Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), and also holds full membership in the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN)
