The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated more than N1.42 trillion in revenue in September and October 2026, while processing 99,839 Single Goods Declarations and 9,195 Pre-Arrival Assessment Reports.
The figures were presented by the National Spokesperson and Public Relations Officer of the Service, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, at a joint security press briefing organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja on Thursday.
Operational data showed that revenue collections increased from N697.8 billion in September to N722.9 billion in October.
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The Service also recorded export proceeds of 752.8 million dollars at the Lilypond Export Command in the third quarter of 2026, representing a 22.14 per cent increase compared with the corresponding period in 2025.
The growth was driven largely by manufactured goods and agricultural exports.
On enforcement, Customs operatives recorded anti-smuggling seizures with a combined duty-paid value of more than N8.1 billion, involving illicit narcotics and illegal petroleum shipments.
The operatives also rescued six live endangered pangolins in Ogun State and handed them over to the Green Fingers Wildlife Conservation Initiative in line with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) protocols.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), led by its Chief Executive Officer, Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, has established a joint operational framework with Customs to strengthen anti-money laundering efforts ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 Financial Action Task Force Mutual Evaluation.
Under the arrangement, border commands are required to report major seizures within 48 hours and provide intelligence analysts with direct access to the National Single Window.
The NFIU also expanded inter-agency collaboration with the Code of Conduct Bureau, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Corporate Affairs Commission and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The unit also initiated risk reviews involving Web3 platforms, including OKX, and free-zone authorities such as the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), to address vulnerabilities associated with virtual assets and proceeds from digital blackmail.
In a related development, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) arrested 85 persons for security-related offences, watchlist violations and human trafficking.
The Service also apprehended four persons of interest at international airports.
Immigration operatives rescued 257 human trafficking victims across domestic land borders, international airports and foreign locations, including Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Egypt.
A joint cross-border operation in Ghana also intercepted a 14-member syndicate allegedly attempting to traffic 116 Nigerians.
On corruption prevention and public finance accountability, the ICPC participated in a forensic audit of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System across federal agencies to identify and address vulnerabilities in the public payroll system.
The Commission also expanded its Accountability and Corruption Prevention Programme across local government areas.
The Federal Fire Service, in its operational report, highlighted the training of 713 cadet officers nationwide and its participation in the 2026 World Fire Congress in London.
It also reported a major firefighting operation in Gwarinpa, Abuja, where residential assets valued at N1.3 billion were saved, with no casualties recorded.
