Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Seme Area Command, recorded a remarkable financial performance in 2025, closing the year with a 117 per cent increase in revenue generation compared to the previous year.
The Command generated a total of N15.6 billion in 2025, a sharp rise from the N7.2 billion realised in 2024.
The surge was capped by its strongest monthly performance on record in December 2025, when revenue collections peaked at N3.63 billion.
In a statement issued by the Superintendent of Customs and Public Relations Officer of the Seme Area Command on behalf of the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, the impressive outcome was attributed largely to the successful implementation of the One-Stop Shop, OSS, initiative introduced by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi.
According to the statement, the OSS framework significantly enhanced operational coordination, improved trade facilitation and strengthened engagement with key stakeholders, thereby boosting efficiency and revenue inflow at the border command.
The Command also credited part of its success to the rationalisation of checkpoints along the Lagos-Abidjan corridor.
Adenuga explained that the reduction of checkpoints to the two locations approved by the Federal Government eased the movement of legitimate goods, reduced delays for traders and transporters, and created a more conducive environment for lawful cross-border trade.
Beyond revenue generation, the Seme Area Command said it sustained strong enforcement efforts against smuggling and other illicit activities throughout the year. In December 2025 alone, officers of the Command seized 685 parcels of Cannabis sativa (marijuana), 495 packs of Tramadol and 2,000 packs of Super Power Sildenafil tablets (300mg), an unregulated and excessively high-dosage sexual enhancement drug.
The Command noted that the seizures were the result of intelligence-driven operations, intensified border patrols, effective risk profiling and improved collaboration with other security and regulatory agencies.
It reaffirmed its commitment to balancing trade facilitation with strict enforcement, stressing that efforts would be sustained to protect the nation’s economy, public health and security while supporting legitimate commerce.
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