By Stella Odueme
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it processed 9,195 Pre-Arrival Assessment Reports (PAARs) and 99,839 Single Goods Declarations (SGDs) between September and October 2026, generating a total revenue of ₦1.42 trillion.
The figures were disclosed by the Service during a joint security press briefing organised by the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), in Abuja.
According to a statement on Sunday, the NCS National Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, said the performance reflected the Service's commitment to facilitating legitimate trade, improving cargo clearance and strengthening revenue generation through digitalisation and stakeholder collaboration.
According to the breakdown, the Service processed 2,102 PAARs in September and 7,093 in October. Similarly, 48,832 SGDs were recorded in September, compared with 51,007 in October.
Revenue collection increased from ₦697.84 billion in September to ₦722.91 billion in October, bringing the cumulative revenue to ₦1.42 trillion.
The Service also reported significant growth in export activities at the Lilypond Export Command, where exports valued at $752.85 million were recorded in the third quarter of 2026, compared with $586.15 million during the corresponding period of 2025, representing an increase of approximately 22.14 per cent.
On enforcement, the NCS disclosed that seizures of prohibited and restricted items during the period had a combined Duty Paid Value exceeding ₦8.1 billion. The intercepted items included illicit drugs, pharmaceutical products, prohibited goods and petroleum products.
Maiwada also highlighted the Service's efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing through its collaboration with the World Customs Organisation (WCO).
He said the ongoing four-week WCO Mentoring Mission, which began on October 18 and is scheduled to end on November 13, 2026, was aimed at strengthening the capacity of Customs officers to detect and investigate trade-based money laundering and other illicit financial activities.
As part of the initiative, the Service engaged six relevant agencies between October 27 and 29, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and NCTC.
He added that the introduction of an electronic currency declaration platform would improve transparency, monitoring and the detection of illicit financial flows across Nigeria's borders.
The Service further disclosed that six live pangolins were rescued in separate operations in Ogun State, with three recovered by the Ogun I Area Command and another three by the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A.
The rescued animals were handed over to the Green Fingers Wildlife Conservation Initiative for care and rehabilitation in accordance with Nigeria's obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).