The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, says the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recorded a total revenue of ₦658.6 billion in September 2025, reflecting the agency’s ongoing reforms and commitment to transparency and efficiency.
Issa-Onilu disclosed this during the Monthly National Joint Security Press Briefing held on Monday in Abuja, organised by the NOA in collaboration with security, paramilitary, and regulatory agencies.
He said the achievement highlighted the Customs Service’s central role in advancing Nigeria’s economic transformation agenda through reform, innovation, and stakeholder trust.
“The Service continued its steady march toward reform, innovation, and stakeholder trust, as each activity during the period reflected its enduring commitment to transparency, efficiency, and institutional renewal under the visionary leadership of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Bashir Adeniyi,” Issa-Onilu stated.
According to him, the revenue figure demonstrates the Service’s sustained fiscal performance amid ongoing reforms and heightened enforcement efforts.
“It reflects the cumulative contributions of various commands and operations aligning with the broader strategy to strengthen revenue mobilisation and minimise leakages across the system,” he added.
Issa-Onilu also revealed that the NCS held a high-level strategic engagement with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) during the review period.
He explained that the meeting provided a platform to strengthen trade relations, promote policy harmony, and chart a sustainable course for industrial growth, describing it as part of the Service’s reform agenda anchored on collaboration, inclusiveness, and shared responsibility.
“The engagement also reflected the Service’s recognition of the manufacturing sector as a key partner in national productivity and a driver of Nigeria’s non-oil revenue diversification efforts,” he said.
On operational efficiency, Issa-Onilu disclosed that the NCS introduced a new One-Stop-Shop platform designed to minimise cargo clearance time, reduce procedural bottlenecks, and enhance coordination within the trade ecosystem.
He said enforcement operations also recorded major successes, particularly the interception of firearms, industrial drones, and other prohibited items by officers of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ in the Southwest region.
“This operation exemplifies the Service’s vigilance, operational intelligence, and unwavering resolve to safeguard national borders against illicit trade and transnational threats,” Issa-Onilu noted.
He added that the NCS has also deepened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts through support to sister agencies and community development initiatives across its formations.
“These efforts reflect the Service’s understanding that security and trade are strengthened when institutions collaborate and communities are empowered,” he said.
Issa-Onilu commended the Service for earning praise from the Board of Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), describing it as “an external validation of ongoing efforts to build an institution anchored on professionalism, accountability, and mutual trust.”
He concluded that the achievements recorded in September “stand as evidence that the Service is not merely evolving but setting new standards in institutional excellence, reform communication, and national service delivery.”
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