Customs, American Business Council pledge deeper trade collaboration

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the American Business Council (ABC) have agreed to deepen trade ties and tackle bottlenecks affecting business operations, pledging sustained engagement between the public and private sectors.
The commitment emerged from the two bodies’ quarterly meeting held on June 16, 2026, at Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja, where talks focused on trade facilitation, security, and strengthening economic relations between Nigeria and the United States.
Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi told participants that regular consultation with stakeholders would now become a fixture on the Service’s calendar.
“It is our intention that we will instit...