Nation Update

The Acting Customs Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port & Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML) Area Command, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Nura Miko, has called for deeper collaboration among terminal operators, freight forwarders, security agencies, and other stakeholders to further improve trade facilitation, accelerate cargo clearance, and boost revenue generation.

Miko made the call during his maiden visit to the Grimaldi/PTML Terminal in Lagos on Tuesday, where he held strategic engagements with the management of Grimaldi, PTML, freight forwarding associations, and sister government agencies operating within the port environment.

PTML customs challenges stakeholders to beat two-hour cargo clearance record, higher revenue By Ezurike Ugochukwu The Acting Customs Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port & Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML) Area Command

"Seme Command 'll not serve as safe haven for illicit trade"

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has declared that strict compliance with trade regulations remains the safest and most sustainable path for cross-border commerce as the command recorded significant gains in revenue generation, anti-smuggling operations and regional trade facilitation.

The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Abdullahi Kaila, stated this during a media briefing at the command headquarters in Seme, Lagos State, while presenting the command’s operational scorecard for the period between March and May 2026.

Kaila disclosed that the command generated over N9.7 billion within the three-month period, representing a 448 per cent increase compared to the N2.18 billion recorded during the corresponding period in 2025.

Comptroller Kaila: Compliance remains safest path for cross-border trade "Seme Command 'll not serve as safe haven for illicit trade" By Ezurike Ugochukwu The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has declared that