Customs Intensifies Trade Reforms, Trains Journalists
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service has intensified efforts to modernize trade operations through technology-driven reforms aimed at improving efficiency, transparency, accountability, and trade facilitation across the country. This formed the focus of a training workshop organized for journalists on the Nigeria Customs Service Trade Modernisation Project. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, was […]
Customs Steps Up Anti-Money Laundering Campaign
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its anti-money laundering operations in Nigeria, raising concerns over the increasing shift of financial crimes into digital and virtual platforms. The move was highlighted during a sensitization programme on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), in Abuja, as part of its first-quarter […]
Nigeria, UAE Advance Trade, Customs Partnership
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has intensified efforts to boost Nigeria’s trade profile, engaging the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Nigeria to deepen bilateral trade and customs cooperation. During the high-level meeting held in Abuja, the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed, lauded Adeniyi’s emergence as […]
NDLEA, Customs Deepen Collaboration to Tackle Drug Trafficking
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigeria Customs Service have signed a comprehensive collaborative framework aimed at strengthening inter-agency synergy and enhancing efforts to combat drug trafficking and organized crime in Nigeria. The agreement was reached during a high-level meeting where both agencies through a communiqué acknowledged that the growing […]
Customs Boss Pushes Global Alliance Against Crime
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reinforced its commitment to global security cooperation, with Comptroller-General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi calling for stronger international partnerships to combat the growing threat of transnational crime. Speaking at a high-level security dialogue in Kuala Lumpur, Adeniyi warned that criminal networks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, interconnected, and borderless—demanding […]
Customs, Reps Deepen AI Push to Boost Revenue, Curb Leakages
By Oluwakemi Kindness In a decisive move to strengthen Nigeria’s revenue system and tackle fiscal leakages, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the House of Representatives have ramped up collaboration through the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in public financial management. The Comptroller-General of the NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, and Chairman of the House Committee on […]
Nigeria Adopts Risk-Based Cargo Inspection
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), is shifting to a risk-based cargo inspection system aimed at reducing delays and lowering the cost of doing business at the nation’s ports. The move, unveiled at a three-day operational workshop in Apapa on Tuesday, marks a […]
NCS Reaffirms Commitment to AfCFTA, Trains Stakeholders on Rules of Origin
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The reaffirmatuon was made at the commencement of a three-day capacity-building programme on Rules of Origin. The training, aims to equip stakeholders with the technical knowledge needed to enhance Nigeria’s participation […]
Customs, COAS, Others Storm NVBF Super Cup Finals in Abuja
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) Super Cup 2026 is heading for a thrilling conclusion in Abuja after a series of high-quality encounters produced the finalists in both the men’s and women’s categories. Nigeria Customs Service stamped their authority in the women’s semifinals with a dominant 3-0 victory over Vipers Spikers, winning 25-17, […]
Customs Backs Africa’s First Defence, Security Exhibition
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed its support for Africa’s inaugural comprehensive Defence and Security Exhibition, scheduled to take place in Nigeria this year. The Africa International Defence and Security Exhibition (AFRIDECS) was discussed during a courtesy visit by the exhibition’s Steering Committee to the NCS Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, […]