The Nigeria Customs Service Board has confirmed the appointment of two Deputy Comptroller Generals of Customs and five Assistant Comptroller-Generals of Customs.
It also upgraded the Service ICT Unit to a full-fledged department.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Customs National Public Relations Officer, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada for the Comptroller General of Customs on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the newly confirmed appointments as Deputy Comptroller Generals of Customs are OA Alajogun and KI Adeola, while the Assistant Comptroller Generals are IG Umar, MM Tilley-Gyado, BA Makinde, OA Salefu and T Bomodi.
“The appointments were made in response to the statutory retirement of senior officers and are in full alignment with the Federal Character Policy, as outlined in Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
“In addition, the Board approved the resolution from its 59th Regular Meeting held on May 14, 2024, to upgrade the ICT Unit to a full-fledged department. This strategic upgrade is vital to the ongoing modernisation efforts within the NCS.
“Similarly, DCG KI ADEOLA has been appointed as the substantive Deputy Comptroller General in charge of the newly upgraded ICT-Modernisation Department. She will be supported by an Assistant Comptroller General and five Comptrollers to ensure the successful implementation of ICT initiatives aimed at enhancing the Service’s operational efficiency and digital transformation.
“The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, extended his congratulations to the newly appointed. He emphasized the need for them to double their efforts in carrying out the critical roles of revenue generation, trade facilitation, and the suppression of smuggling to bolster Nigeria’s socio-economic development,” the statement read.
