Nigeria Customs Records N1.42tn Revenue in Two Months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N1.42tn in revenue between September and October 2026, while processing 9,195 Pre-Arrival Assessment Reports (PAARs) and 99,839 Single Goods Declarations (SGDs).

The Service disclosed these figures during a joint security briefing at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), on November 5.

Its National Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, said the figures reflected ongoing efforts to simplify trade procedures, improve cargo clearance and strengthen revenue collection.

A breakdown showed that Customs processed 2,102 PAARs in September and 7,093 in October. It also handled 48,832 SGDs in September and 51,007 in October.

Revenue collection rose from N697.84bn in September to N722.91bn in October, bringing the two-month total to N1.42tn.

The Service also reported an increase in export activities at the Lilypond Export Command. The command recorded exports worth $752.85m in the third quarter of 2026, against $586.15m in the corresponding period of 2025.

Customs put the increase at about 22.14 per cent, attributing the growth to measures supporting export trade, particularly non-oil exports.

Meanwhile, the Service intensified enforcement operations against prohibited and restricted goods. It recorded seizures with a combined Duty Paid Value of more than N8.1bn during the period.

The intercepted items included illicit drugs, pharmaceutical products, prohibited goods and petroleum products. Customs said it worked with relevant regulatory and security agencies to handle the seized items.

On efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, the Service highlighted its ongoing engagement with the World Customs Organisation (WCO).

The four-week mentoring mission, inaugurated on October 19, aims to strengthen Customs’ ability to detect and investigate trade-based money laundering and other illicit financial activities linked to cross-border trade. It runs until November 13.

As part of the exercise, Customs held consultations with six relevant agencies between October 27 and 29. They included the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the National Counter Terrorism Centre.

The Service also cited its transition to an electronic currency declaration platform as another measure to improve transparency and track suspicious financial movements across Nigeria’s borders.

In a separate development, Customs reported the rescue of six live pangolins during operations in Ogun State.

The Ogun I Area Command rescued three animals, while the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, recovered the other three.

The Service handed the pangolins to the Green Fingers Wildlife Conservation Initiative for care and rehabilitation. The intervention also supports Nigeria’s obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).