The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), CFR, has approved the appointment of CSC Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada as the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service.
He is to take over from Comptroller Timi Bomodi, who has since been redeployed to Kiri-Kiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) Area Command as the Customs Area Controller.
The head of the public relations unit of the service, SC OC Onuoha, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
CSC Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada holds a Bachelor 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 a master’s degree in mass communication from Crescent University, Abeokuta.
CSC Maiwada was enlisted into the Nigeria Customs Service as a Cadet ASC in 2011. He had a stint as the Zonal Public Relations Officer at Zone ‘B’ Headquarters in Kaduna and the Public Relations Officer at Ogun Command (now Ogun I and II Area Commands).
In 2020, he was deployed to Headquarters and served as the pioneer liaison officer of the Nigeria Customs Broadcasting Network.
He later deputized the outgoing National Public Relations Officer from January 2022 to February 2023.
To fully embrace the service of public relations and the dynamics it offers, CSC 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).
He has attended numerous courses relating to customs operations, trade facilitation, public relations, strategic communication, and leadership.Â
As a consummate and seasoned officer, he is a recipient of the 2020 World Customs Organization (WCO) meritorious award.
