Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)

Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service collected a record N28.10bn in a single day on August 18, 2026, its highest daily revenue ever. The new record surpassed the previous N20.1bn daily collection achieved in September 2025. ...

Nigeria Customs intercepted more than $73,000, £15,957 and 827,800 Saudi Riyals—estimated to be worth over ₦1 billion—during two separate operations at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. A passenger, Haruna Yusuf, has been handed over to the EFCC...

March 02, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted suspected smuggled precious metals valued at ₦116.28 million at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, as it intensifies collaboration with key national institutions to bolster...

February 20, (THEWILL) —The Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme has significantly strengthened Nigeria’s trade ecosystem, contributing an impressive N362.8 billion in additional Customs revenue. Launched by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the AEO programme is designed to enhance trade facilitation,...

December 19, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has uncovered long-forgotten seizures of hard drugs dating back to 1986 and 1987 during a routine clearance and renovation of an old operations warehouse that has been in use since...

December 19, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted and seized 20 diverted transit containers with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N769.53 million in the Kano/Jigawa Area Command between the second and fourth quarters of...

December 19, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies valued at over ₦2.28 billion at the Lagos airport. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), MMIA Command, Comptroller Chidi Nwokorie, confirmed...

September 22, (THEWILL) — The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has charged Public Relations Officers (PROs) of the Service to master the techniques of combating disinformation and entrench transparency as a standard practice. Adeniyi made the...

August 29, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the interception of N48.5 million worth of cannabis and N220 million in other contraband in Kaduna State. A statement signed on behalf of the Comptroller of the Service...

July 11, (THEWILL) — The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have pledged to deepen collaboration in a bid to enhance security and improve passenger facilitation at the country’s airports. This agreement was...