The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointments of one Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs and five Assistant Comptroller-Generals of Customs following the statutory retirement of some senior officers.

‎The decision was taken at the Board’s 65th Regular Meeting held on September 2, 2026, and chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Professor Taiwo Oyedele. The appointments, according to the Board, were made in line with the Federal Character Policy and Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.

The newly confirmed Deputy Comptroller-General is Constantine Dim from the South-East, while the confirmed Assistant Comptroller-Generals are Pascal Chibuoke and Ethelbert Nnaji from the South-East, Sani Yahaya from the North-Central, and Franklin Onyeka and Chibuzor Eyakwaire from the South-South.

The Board also approved the upgrade of the Nigeria Customs Service Medical Corps to a sub-department headed by an Assistant Comptroller-General and supported by nine Comptrollers. It further received an update on the ongoing recruitment exercise, with successful candidates scheduled to commence documentation, physical and medical screening on September 7, 2026.

On disciplinary matters, the Board considered several appeals involving officers and approved various outcomes, including dismissal, exoneration, warning, compulsory retirement and reinstatement, depending on the circumstances of each case.

‎The NCSB also reviewed the Service’s 2026 revenue performance against an annual target of N11.074 trillion. As of the end of June, the Service had collected N4.30 trillion, representing 36.4 per cent of the annual target.

The Board attributed the revenue performance to measures including the full deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, known as 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. It also approved the Nigeria Customs Service De-Minimis Regulation, 2025, to align it with the provisions of the NCS Act, 2023.

The Board was further briefed on progress in the Service’s digital transformation initiatives, including trade systems, human resources automation, NII infrastructure and other digital applications. It also received an invitation from the Federal Ministry of Finance for memoranda on proposed amendments to the NCS Act for possible inclusion in the 2027 Finance Bill.

‎Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, congratulated the newly confirmed officers and reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to accountability, institutional strengthening and sustained revenue mobilisation.