Customs Celebrates First Female Pilot Nafisat Balogun

The Nigeria Customs Service has honoured Superintendent of Customs Nafisat Balogun following her remarkable achievement of obtaining a commercial multi-engine pilot license in the United States.

The recognition ceremony, organised by the Nigeria Customs Technical Hangar Service, drew senior officers, management staff, and colleagues who gathered to celebrate what has been described as a groundbreaking accomplishment within the Service.

The agency hailed Balogun’s feat as a historic milestone, noting that she has become the first female pilot in the Nigeria Customs Service a field traditionally dominated by men.

Her achievement is being widely seen as a significant step toward greater gender inclusion and professional advancement within the paramilitary organisation.