Customs Processes 99,839 Goods Declarations, Generates ₦1.42trn in Two Months

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) processed 99,839 Single Goods Declarations (SGDs) and 9,195 Pre-Arrival Assessment Reports (PAARs) between September and October 2026, generating a total revenue of ₦1.42 trillion.

The figures were disclosed by the Service’s National Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, during a security briefing at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), in Abuja on Thursday.

Maiwada said the figures reflected the Service’s commitment to facilitating legitimate trade, improving cargo clearance and strengthening revenue generation through digital interventions and stakeholder collaboration.

A breakdown showed that the Customs processed 2,102 PAARs in September and 7,093 in October, while SGDs increased from 48,832 in September to 51,007 in October.

The Service generated ₦697.84 billion in September and ₦722.91 billion in October, bringing total revenue for the two months to ₦1.42 trillion.

On export trade, the NCS recorded exports valued at $752.85 million at the Lilypond Export Command in the third quarter of 2026, representing an increase from $586.15 million recorded during the corresponding period in 2025.

The development, according to the Service, represents growth in export activities and the impact of measures aimed at promoting non-oil exports.

The Customs also recorded seizures of prohibited and restricted items with a combined Duty Paid Value of more than ₦8.1 billion during the period. The intercepted items included illicit drugs, pharmaceutical products, prohibited goods and petroleum products.

On efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, Maiwada highlighted the ongoing four-week mentoring mission by the World Customs Organisation (WCO), which began in October and is scheduled to end on November 13, 2026.

The programme is aimed at strengthening the capacity of Customs officers to detect and investigate trade-based money laundering and other illicit financial activities linked to cross-border trade.

As part of the initiative, the Service engaged six relevant agencies between October 27 and 29, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the National Counter Terrorism Centre.

He also disclosed that the Service had transitioned to an electronic currency declaration platform to improve transparency, monitoring and detection of illicit financial flows across the country’s borders.

In another development, the NCS said it rescued six live pangolins in separate operations in Ogun State during the period under review.

Three of the animals were rescued by the Ogun I Area Command, while the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, recovered the remaining three.

The rescued animals were subsequently handed over to the Green Fingers Wildlife Conservation Initiative for care and rehabilitation, in line with Nigeria’s obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).