The Nigeria Customs Service is projecting about ₦9 trillion in revenue for 2026 as it steps up trade facilitation reforms and deploys tighter technology controls to curb cargo diversion and revenue leakages.
Customs Comptroller-General, Adewale Adeniyi, said the final target would be confirmed after consultations with National Assembly appropriation committees, adding that improved compliance and more predictable trade processes were already lifting collections.
He noted that the service exceeded its 2025 revenue goal by roughly 11 per cent and last year recovered more than ₦100 billion from traders who voluntarily returned to regularise underpaid duties after internal record reviews. Adeniyi said the trend would be sustained as customs deepens engagement with importers, exporters and freight operators.
On regional trade flows, he confirmed the reopening of the Seme Border, describing it as strategic to Nigeria’s role as a transit corridor. The move followed consultations with Benin and Niger and approval for transit cargo along the Kébé route.
Adeniyi said Nigeria was meeting obligations to landlocked neighbours by allowing goods bound for Chad and Cameroon while tightening tracking systems to prevent diversion into the domestic market.