Nigeria has taken centre stage at the 2026 World Customs Organisation Technology Conference and Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, showcasing its ongoing Customs modernisation efforts and reinforcing its commitment to technology-driven border management and global cooperation.
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, highlighted the country’s progress during the conference at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, according to a statement from the Nigeria Customs Service.
Speaking on a high-level panel, Adeniyi underscored the growing need for stronger international collaboration, enhanced data sharing and intelligence-led enforcement to confront cross-border crime and emerging trade risks.
He noted that the diversion of goods in transit remains a global problem that no single country can tackle alone, stressing that effective Customs-to-Customs cooperation is essential to protecting supply chains and facilitating trade.
Nigeria used the platform to present its home-grown B’Odogwu digital platform alongside other solutions under its Trade Modernisation Project. The tools, officials said, are designed to tighten border security, ease the flow of legitimate trade and bring Nigeria’s Customs operations closer in line with international best practice.