WCO Policy Session: Adeniyi Showcases Nigeria’s Customs Reforms
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigeria’s Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has used his first outing as Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council to spotlight the country’s sweeping customs reforms. According to a statement on Sunday signed by Customs spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, the Customs boss highlighted modernisation gains, faster clearance processes and stronger alignment with […]
Tinubu Opens C-PACT Summit, Says Africa Must Dismantle Inefficient Borders
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has called on African nations to tear down inefficient borders, harmonise Customs processes and build a unified trade system capable of transforming the continent’s economic future. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the maiden Customs Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (C-PACT) Summit in Abuja, Tinubu said Africa […]
Customs, NAPTIP Strengthen Ties to Tackle Human Trafficking
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed the Nigeria Customs Service’s commitment to deepening collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to combat human trafficking and the illegal trade in endangered species. Adeniyi made this pledge, when the NAPTIP Director-General, Binta Adamu, led a delegation […]
Customs, NCC Partner to Boost Revenue, Block Substandard Phones
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has pledged deeper collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to improve government revenue and enhance national security through tighter control of imported communication devices. Adeniyi made the commitment when he received the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, and his team on […]
Customs Pledges Full Support for South-South Development Commission
By Oluwakemi Kindness Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has pledged the Service’s full support for the newly established South-South Development Commission. He described the commission as a potential driver of regional and national economic growth. A statement on Sunday issued by Customs spokesperson Abdullahi Maiwada, says Adeniyi made the commitment on Thursday, when the […]
Customs Reforms Key to Africa’s Global Trade Competitiveness – CGC Adeniyi
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has declared that reforms in customs administration are no longer optional but essential for Africa to unlock its economic potential and strengthen the competitiveness of exporters on the global stage. He stated this while delivering a keynote at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) in Algiers. Adeniyi […]
Nigeria Customs Seizes Container of Donkey Genitals
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a 40-foot container filled with over 10,600 donkey genitals, in what officials describe as one of the country’s most significant wildlife trafficking seizures to date. The container was incepted along the Kaduna–Abuja Expressway on 5 June following intelligence-led surveillance by officers from the Customs Intelligence Unit […]
Customs Cracks Down on Cash Smuggling Through Airlines
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a direct sensitisation campaign targeting international airline operators, urging stricter enforcement of currency declaration rules. The exercise which is a renewed effort to curb illicit financial flows and tighten Nigeria’s border controls, held in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, and airline representatives at the Nnamdi […]
NSA Applauds Customs, NAFDAC, NDLEA for Synergy in Drug War
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has praised the Nigeria Customs Service, NAFDAC, and NDLEA for their unwavering commitment to national safety and the protection of public health. The commendations by the NSA follows a joint operation that led to the destruction of 206 containers and a trailer-load of unwholesome pharmaceuticals […]
Customs Auction Seized Fuel at ₦10,000 per 25 Litres
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has announced the seizure of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) worth over ₦63 million in the Lagos-Ogun axis. This is as the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi as approved the immediate auction of the seized fuel at a subsidised rate of ₦10,000 per jerrycan. The seizure consist of […]