By Stella Odueme
The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointment of one Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs and five Assistant Comptroller-Generals following its 65th Regular Meeting held Abuja,
The Board, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Professor Taiwo Oyedele, also reviewed the Service’s revenue performance and considered other key administrative and operational issues, the Deputy Comptroller of Customs and National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, said in a statement on Sunday.
The newly confirmed Deputy Comptroller-General is Constantine Dim, representing the South-East.
The five Assistant Comptroller-Generals confirmed by the Board are Pascal Chibuoke from the South-East, Sani Yahaya from the North-Central, Franklin Onyeka and Chibuzor Eyakwaire from the South-South, as well as Ethelbert Nnaji from the South-East.
According to the Board, the appointments followed the statutory retirement of some senior officers and were made in line with the Federal Character Policy, as stipulated in Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
The Board also approved the upgrade of the Nigeria Customs Service Medical Corps to a sub-department to be headed by an Assistant Comptroller-General, with nine Comptrollers providing support.
It was further briefed on the ongoing recruitment exercise, with successful candidates invited for documentation as well as physical and medical screening scheduled to begin on September 7, 2026.
On disciplinary matters, the Board considered several appeals and reached decisions ranging from dismissal and exoneration to warnings, compulsory retirement and reinstatement of affected officers.
The Board also assessed the Service’s revenue performance for 2026 against its annual target of N11.074 trillion.
As of the end of June, the Nigeria Customs Service had generated N4.30 trillion, representing 36.4 per cent of its revenue target for the year.
The Board noted that the Service had intensified revenue collection efforts through the full deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, B’Odogwu, expanded post-clearance and real-time audits, the Authorised Economic Operator and advance ruling programmes, geospatial technology, joint border patrols and increased engagement with the trading community.
