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Customs Appoints Six Senior Officers, As H1 Revenue Hits N4.30trn

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja

The Nigeria Customs Service Board ,NCSB, has appointed six Senior Officers comprising one  Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs ,DCG, and five Assistant Comptroller-Generals of Customs ,ACGs.

This transpired at the 65th Regular Meeting of the Board, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Prof Taiwo Oyedele in Abuja. 

But following the statutory retirement of some members of the Service, the Board confirmed the appointments of the senior officers. 

The appointments were made in accordance with the Federal Character Policy of the Government, as provided in Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.

A breakdown of the newly appointed officers revealed that the DCG is Constantine Dim ,South-East, while the ACGs are Pascal Chibuoke ,South-East; Sani Yahaya ,North-Central; Franklin Onyeka ,South-South; and Chibuzor Eyakwaire ,South-South, while Ethelbert Nnaji is also from the South-East.

The Board approved the upgrade of the NCS Medical Corp to a sub-department headed by Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, to be assisted by nine Comptrollers.

During the meeting, the Board was also notified on the ongoing recruitment exercise, as successful candidates have been invited for documentation, physical, and medical screening, expected to commence this week.

 On disciplinary matters, the Board deliberated on several appeals and adopted dismissal, exoneration, warning, compulsory retirement, and reinstatement of affected officers. 

This was even as the Nigeria Customs Service NCS, generated N4.30 trillion revenue at the end of June 2026, representing 36.4 percent of the annual target.

NCS had set an annual revenue target of N11.074 trillion for 2026. 

The Service also intensified its revenue target through the full deployment of the Unified Customs Management System ,B’Odogwu, expanded post-clearance and real-time audit, the Authorised Economic Operator , AEO, and advance ruling programmes, geospatial technology, joint border patrols, as well as deeper engagement with the trading community.

 Nigeria Customs Service De-Minimis Regulation 2025, was also approved by the Board to align with the provisions of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023. 

Substantial progress was also recorded on ICT digital transformation initiatives across the trade systems, in addition to HR automation, NII infrastructure, and digital applications.

To this end, the memoranda from the Federal Ministry of Finance proposing amendments to the Nigeria Customs Service Act for possible inclusion in the 2027 Finance Bill, was also considered.

Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi congratulated all appointed management members, while reaffirming the Service’s commitment to accountability, institutional strengthening, and sustained revenue mobilisation.

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