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The Nigeria Customs Service collected ₦4.30 trillion by June 2026, representing 36.4 percent of its ₦11.07 trillion full-year revenue target.
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The Customs Board approved new senior appointments and upgraded the Service’s Medical Corps to a sub-department.
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The Service is expanding digital customs systems, post-clearance audits and other trade facilitation measures as it seeks to strengthen revenue mobilisation.
September 07, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Customs Service collected ₦4.30 trillion in the first six months of 2026, putting the service at 36.4 percent of its ₦11.074 trillion revenue target for the year.
The figure was disclosed by the Nigeria Customs Service Board at its 65th Regular Meeting chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele.
According to the Board, the revenue performance was reviewed alongside other operational and administrative matters concerning the Service.
Customs Faces Second-Half Revenue Push
The ₦4.30 trillion collected by the end of June means Customs had generated slightly more than one-third of its annual target halfway through the year.
To meet the ₦11.074 trillion target, the Service would therefore need to collect about ₦6.77 trillion during the remaining six months of 2026.
This places greater emphasis on Customs’ ability to sustain revenue mobilisation in the second half of the year, particularly through improved compliance, stronger trade monitoring and more efficient customs processes.
The Service said it had intensified efforts through the full deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, expanded post-clearance and real-time audits, the Authorised Economic Operator and advance ruling programmes, geospatial technology and joint border patrols.
It has also increased engagement with the trading community as part of efforts to improve compliance and facilitate legitimate trade.
Board Approves New Management Appointments
The Board also approved the confirmation of one Deputy Comptroller-General and five Assistant Comptroller-Generals following the statutory retirement of some members of the Service.
The confirmed DCG is Constantine Dim from the South-East, while the ACGs 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 said the appointments were made in line with the Federal Character Policy and Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
It also approved the upgrade of the Customs Medical Corps to a sub-department headed by an Assistant Comptroller-General, supported by nine Comptrollers.
Digital Transformation, Recruitment Underway
The Board was briefed on the ongoing recruitment exercise, with successful candidates invited for documentation, physical and medical screening beginning September 7, 2026.
On disciplinary matters, the Board considered several appeals, with outcomes including dismissal, exoneration, warning, compulsory retirement and reinstatement.
The Board also reviewed progress on the Service’s digital transformation initiatives, including trade systems, human-resource automation, NII infrastructure and digital applications.
In addition, it approved the Nigeria Customs Service De-Minimis Regulation, 2025, following recommendations from its Technical and Operations Committee, to align the regulation with the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
The Federal Ministry of Finance has also invited memoranda proposing amendments to the Customs Act for possible inclusion in the 2027 Finance Bill.
Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi, on behalf of the Board, congratulated the newly confirmed management members and reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to accountability, institutional strengthening and sustained revenue mobilisation.
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