Seme Customs Rocks ₦15.6bn Revenue Record, Cracks Down on Smugglers

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The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, has achieved unprecedented revenue milestones in 2025, generating ₦15.6 billion, a 117% increase from 2024. December 2025 saw a historic high of ₦3.6 billion, attributed to the One-Stop Shop initiative.

Revenue Growth : ₦15,598,945,794 collected in 2025, up from ₦7,166,576,397 in 2024

Seizures: 685 parcels of Cannabis sativa, 495 packs of Tramadol, and 2,000 packs of Super Power Sildenafil tablets

Trade Facilitation: Reduced checkpoints along Lagos-Abidjan corridor, easing legitimate trade

Community Engagement: Launched Green Border Initiative, empowering local women and providing medical outreach.

Comptroller Wale Adenuga warns smugglers that Seme borders are no longer safe, while assuring legitimate traders of a secure and efficient corridor .

Would you like to know more about the impact of the One-Stop Shop initiative or the Seme Area Command’s anti-smuggling operations?

By Esther Komolafe