The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointment of one Deputy Comptroller General of Customs and five Assistant Comptroller Generals, following the statutory retirement of some senior officers in the Service.
The decisions were reached at the Board’s 65th Regular Meeting held on September 2, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Professor Taiwo Oyedele.
The appointments, according to the Service, were made in line with the Federal Character Policy of the Federal Government and Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
Constantine Dim from the South East was confirmed as Deputy Comptroller General, while Pascal Chibuoke, also from the South East, was confirmed as Assistant Comptroller General.
Other officers confirmed as ACGs are Sani Yahaya from the North Central, Franklin Onyeka and Chibuzor Eyakwaire from the South South, and Ethelbert Nnaji from the South East.
The Board also approved the elevation of the Nigeria Customs Service Medical Corps to a full Sub department, to be headed by an Assistant Comptroller General and supported by nine Comptrollers.
The meeting further received an update on the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Service, with successful candidates invited for documentation, physical assessment and medical screening beginning September 7, 2026.
On disciplinary matters, the Board considered several appeals involving officers and took decisions based on the circumstances of each case. The outcomes included dismissal, exoneration, warning, compulsory retirement and reinstatement.
A major focus of the meeting was the Service’s revenue performance for 2026, against an annual collection target of N11.074 trillion.
The Board noted that the Customs Service had collected N4.30 trillion as of the end of June 2026, representing 36.4 per cent of the annual revenue target.
The Service attributed its revenue drive to the full deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, B’Odogwu, alongside stronger post clearance and real time audit mechanisms.
It also highlighted the expansion of the Authorised Economic Operator and advance ruling programmes, deployment of geospatial technology, joint border patrols and increased engagement with stakeholders in the trading community as measures supporting revenue mobilisation.
Based on the report of its Technical and Operations Committee, the Board approved the Nigeria Customs Service De Minimis Regulation, 2025, aimed at ensuring alignment with the provisions of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
The Board also reviewed progress in the Service’s digital transformation programme, including trade systems, human resources automation, NII infrastructure and other digital applications. It further considered an invitation from the Federal Ministry of Finance for memoranda on proposed amendments to the Nigeria Customs Service Act for possible consideration in the 2027 Finance Bill.
The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on behalf of the Board, congratulated the newly confirmed management officers and reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Customs Service to accountability, institutional strengthening and sustained revenue mobilisation.