The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has so far intercepted 65 vehicles stolen from Canada and imported into Nigeria at various seaports in the country. To this end, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) International Special Services has commended the Customs for its unwavering commitment to safeguarding borders and disrupting transnational organised crime through strategic partnerships and intelligence-driven operations. RCMP…
The Regional Trade Facilitation Committee (RTFC) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commended the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi for embracing innovation to initiate the Unified Customs Management System, also known as B’Odogwu Speaking during a visit of the RTFC to PTML Command, which served as the pilot area for the…
The Nigeria Customs Service, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has commissioned the inaugural Nigeria–East/Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor, marking a major milestone in regional trade facilitation and continental integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework. The flag-off event held recently at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, drew key government…
History was made recently in Seme, when the Nigeria’s Customs Service Comptroller-General, Adewale Adeniyi, his counterpart and Director General (DG) Benin Republic Customs Administration, Mrs. Adidjatou Hassan Zanouvi as well as the ECOWAS Director of Trade Union, Salifou Tiemtore, came together along side top officials of the Customs from both countries to officially launch the deployment of SIGMAT connectivity…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded an unprecedented revenue of ₦1.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2025, more than double the ₦600 billion collected during the same period in 2023. Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi attributed this remarkable growth to transformative reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, as revealed in an upcoming State House…
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has been honoured with the Sun Newspaper Public Service Award, recognising his leadership and contributions to national development. Speaking at the award ceremony, the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) described the recognition as a motivation to further enhance service delivery in key areas such as trade facilitation, revenue…
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi has received the “Iconic Maritime Personality of the Year 2024” Award, organised by the Nigerian Maritime Journalists (NMJ). The Award was held recently in Lagos had all the Maritime Journalists and stakeholders in attendance. CGC Adeniyi was full of appreciation to maritime journalists for considering him for the honour. “The symbolism of this…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recently launched the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) to facilitate trade and ensure quick turnaround of cargoes at the seaports and clearance of goods at the ports. Over the years, the World Customs Organization (WCO) believed that the physical presence of Customs administrators at the gateway to a country means that compliance checks would be…
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has approved the appointment of Compt. Sarah Wadinda has the Customs Area Controller of the Lagos Industrial Command of the service. In release by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, J.D Tomo, the newly appointed CAC took over from Compt. Rebecca Chokor, who retired in December 2024. “Comptroller…
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to grant the necessary approvals for Authorised Dealer Banks to integrate into the B’Odogwu system. The authorisation, according to the Customs boss, will enable seamless transactions ahead of full deployment of the platform in other commands. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the CBN governor,…
