Aliu Gabriel Toba is a Fellow of the prestigious Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM) and a Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria FSM. He began his career at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in 1981 where he served as a junior officer and steadily rose to the level of Deputy Comptroller-General (DCG).

He holds a Political Science degree from the prestigious University of Ibadan in Nigeria and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Lagos. Over the years, he has continuously added value to himself as shown in the impressive number of courses he has attended. Within the space of 34 years, he has attended over 20 courses including the ECOWAS Workshop, Effective Communication Skill Program, Change Leadership in a Customs Environment, UK: Advanced Leadership Training on Ethical Leadership Managing Change, Canada among others.

With work experience spanning over three decades in Customs Service, GT Aliu retired as Deputy Comptroller-General in June 2015. His wealth of knowledge and experience makes him an asset to the company. He has been in a long-standing relationship with the Group since its inception some years ago as a pioneer shareholder. He is a non-executive director of Capitalfield Energy & Allied Services Ltd, Tentropics Marines Ltd, Logicvantage & Trust Ltd, and the Chairman of the Governance and Nomination Committee of the Group.