Customs Launches One-Stop-Shop to Boost Trade Efficiency
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service has rolled out a One-Stop-Shop (OSS) clearance framework as part of broader business environment reforms aimed at boosting trade efficiency and investor confidence. The initiative is designed to address long-standing delays at Nigeria’s ports and border stations caused by overlapping checks, fragmented procedures, and weak coordination among clearance […]
Customs commissions Renovated School, Sports Arena
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened community development in Lagos with the commissioning of two major projects: the renovated Methodist Primary School, Ibeshe, Ikorodu, and the Wale Adeniyi Sports Arena at the Western Marine Command. The projects, unveiled on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, reflect NCS’s renewed commitment to education, youth development, […]
Tinubu Approves Safe Passage for Niger-Bound Cargo
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has approved the creation of safe corridors and safe passage to facilitate the movement of loaded trucks awaiting clearance to the Republic of Niger. The approval by President Bola Tinubu is part of ongoing efforts to ease transit bottlenecks and strengthen cross-border trade. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale […]
Adeniyi Calls for Global Action to Address Cross-Border Threats
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigeria’s Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has called for deeper, structured international collaboration to address emerging cross-border challenges. Adeniyi who is also the Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation WCO, Council, listed the challenge to include the growing problem of cargo diversion along transit corridors. Speaking during a panel session at the […]
Customs Must Be Central to National Security, Trade Reform — Stakeholders
By Oluwakemi Kindness Stakeholders have underscored the need to place the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the heart of national security coordination and trade reforms, as the Service continues to expand its role beyond revenue collection to border protection, security intelligence, and supply chain stability. This consensus emerged at the International Customs Day celebration, held […]
Customs Surpasses 2025 Revenue Target by ₦697bn
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it collected ₦7.281 trillion in 2025, surpassing its revenue target of ₦6.584 trillion by ₦697 billion, even as it identified systemic bottlenecks slowing trade at Nigerian ports. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during the International Customs Day celebration and the official launch of the […]
Customs Tightens Control on Courier Imports Under DDP
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the implementation of a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for courier companies operating under the Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) regime. The new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) aims at tightening controls on courier imports and preventing revenue leakages. Announcing the development on Monday in a statement, […]
CGC Adeniyi Tasks Customs Officers on Intelligence-Driven Operations
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has charged officers of the Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) in the Service to place intelligence at the core of their professional duties. Adeniyi said no modern security or revenue operation can succeed without timely, credible and well-applied intelligence. A statement on Wednesday by Justice Spokesperson […]
Customs Seizes 20 Diverted Containers Worth ₦769.5m
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 20 diverted transit containers valued at ₦769.5 million, in a major crackdown on cargo diversion across the Kano–Jigawa axis. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during a press briefing in Kano, describing the seizures as part of intelligence-driven operations to protect government revenue […]
Customs, NMDPRA Step Up Security to Curb Fuel Diversion
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) have stepped up joint actions to curb fuel diversion and safeguard Nigeria’s domestic energy supply. The renewed collaboration came into focus during a meeting in Abuja between the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, and NMDPRA’s Executive Director […]