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The Nigeria Customs Service intercepted 15,212 bags of smuggled foreign rice valued at 907.78 million naira during the first quarter of 2026. Data from the Enforcement Investigation and Inspection Department reveals an intensified regulatory clampdown across critical border entry points. Contraband traders continue to exploit porous boundary lines to bypass federal import restrictions and trade…
Nigeria has returned a fleet of stolen exotic cars to Canada after intercepting them at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. The recovery ends a months-long game of cat and mouse between international car theft syndicates and maritime police. Customs officials handed over the keys to brands like Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini during a formal…
The Nigeria Customs Service has launched disciplinary action against an officer caught on film demanding a N200,000 bribe. A motorist used AI-Meta glasses to secretly record the encounter on the Lagos-Benin Expressway. This high-tech sting has forced the hand of a service often accused of systemic graft. The footage shows the officer haggling over vehicle…
Nigerian Customs officers have arrested a 71-year-old man carrying cocaine worth N2.35bn in a Toyota Highlander. The discovery took place along the Lagos-Abidjan corridor as part of a wider crackdown on regional smuggling routes. This single arrest highlights a worrying trend of drug cartels using elderly couriers to evade suspicion at checkpoints. The 6.35kg of…
An internal security alert has revealed that terrorist factions have successfully infiltrated the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to execute high-profile attacks. A leaked memorandum from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) warns that the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and the Sadiku-led Boko Haram faction are planning coordinated strikes on critical infrastructure. The primary targets…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun integrating Artificial Intelligence into its operations to curb revenue leakages and identify under-declared goods. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi flagged off a capacity-building programme in Abuja on Monday, marking a shift toward data-driven enforcement. By deploying AI-enabled cameras and risk-assessment systems, the service aims to boost collections without increasing the…
The Federal Government has formally launched a new regulatory framework that bars all imported vehicles from entering Nigeria without prior certification, shifting vehicle import oversight from post-arrival inspection to mandatory pre-shipment verification. The policy, officially named the Standard Organisation of Nigeria–National Automotive Design and Development Council Vehicle Conformity Assessment Programme (SON-NADDC VehCAP), introduces a…
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have launched a customs cooperation pact to reconcile a staggering £1.2 billion discrepancy in bilateral trade figures. High-level talks in London on March 18 revealed that while the UK recorded £1.7 billion in exports to Nigeria in 2024, Nigerian records accounted for only £504 million. This massive “missing” sum points…
Bauchi – The Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘D’, of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized smuggled goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over ₦82.1 million in a two-week operation across nine states in the country’s North-East and North-Central regions. The Zone Comptroller, Mr. Abdullahi Kaila, disclosed this during a press briefing in Bauchi…
