Customs Strengthens Inter-Agency Collaboration with Six Agencies to Tackle Money Laundering

Customs Strengthens Inter-Agency Collaboration with Six Agencies to Tackle Money Laundering

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has engaged six federal government agencies to strengthen inter-agency collaboration in tackling cross-border illicit financial flows, money laundering, corruption, drug trafficking, terrorism financing, and other related offences. The three-day visit, held from 27 to 29 October 2026, was led by the Assistant Comptroller-General in charge of Headquarters, Muhammad Shuaibu. It focused on deepening strategic cooperation and intelligence sharing among the agencies to combat financial crimes […]

November 2, 2026 15

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Customs Vows to Sustain Fight Against Money Laundering

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has pledged to sustain efforts to combat money laundering and prevent Nigeria from returning to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, gave the assurance on Monday through the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Finance, Administration and Technical Services, Kikelomo Adeola, at a stocktaking meeting at the Customs headquarters in Abuja. The meeting was organised […]

October 28, 2026 8

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NDLEA, Foreign Agencies Bust International Drug Money Laundering Syndicate

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja A billionaire drug baron and two female kingpins have been arrested in a sweeping international sting operation that dismantled a transnational drug money laundering syndicate operating across Europe and Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said. The operation, carried out by NDLEA operatives in collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (US-DEA), as well as law enforcement agencies in Switzerland, France and […]

May 16, 2026 16

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Nigeria Customs Intensifies Fight Against Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

The Nigeria Customs Service has intensified efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing through a sensitisation programme for officers of its Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Unit held at the Service Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. The programme, held as part of the Service’s first-quarter operational review and capacity-building activities, focused on strengthening professionalism, ethical standards and inter-agency collaboration in tackling illicit financial flows. Speaking during the […]

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