{"id":15173055,"date":"2026-06-22T21:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/mass-retirement-hits-nigeria-customs-service\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T22:10:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:10:44","slug":"mass-retirement-hits-nigeria-customs-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/mass-retirement-hits-nigeria-customs-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass retirement hits Nigeria Customs Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mass retirement hit the Nigeria Customs Service as 1,516 officers are set to leave the service in the next two years. The development was disclosed on two circulars on statutory retirement lists covering 825 officers in 2026 and 691 officers in 2027. The circular, issued by the Service\u2019s Human Resou\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2026\/06\/22\/mass-retirement-hits-nigeria-customs-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News &#8211; Nigeria &#8211; Lagos &#8211; dailypost<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mass retirement hit the Nigeria Customs Service as 1,516 officers are set to leave the service in the next two years. 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