Mohammed Shosanya
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has announced the provision of 5,000 housing units for officers across the country.
Adeniyi,who announced thisat the inauguration of housing scheme and symbolic handover of residences to beneficiaries to members of the Nigeria Customs Cooperative which held at Ajoda, Ibadan on Monday,said the development was necessary in order to ameliorate the housing deficit in Nigeria,
The housing units which were provided in partnership with some private companies are located in Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Kaduna cost Ninety billion naira (N90b).
He noted that in order to cushion the harmful effects of the fuel subsidy, he had signed a document for the payment of N35,000 to all officers of Customs starting from September this year.
Before the symbolic handover of the housing units, he added that “the aim of NCS is to instill loyalty, motivation and sustained productivity among the workforce.
According to him, “NCS has instituted an array of welfare programmes initiatives, recognition and awards instituted to celebrate exceptional performance, dedication and achievements which serve as catalyst to boost morale and motivation.
“Concurrently, community engagement initiatives actively encourage our officers to partake in social responsibility support programmes recognising the interconnectedness of personal and professional lives, extend services and benefits to the families of our officers.
“Through these initiatives, Customs will foster an environment where our officers would not only flourish in their professional capacities but also experience profound sense of well-being and fulfilment.
“NCS has embarked on ambitious projects which aim to construct 5,000 housing units nationwide. The visionary initiatives seek to provide a stable foundation imploring them to invest in their families and future”.