Customs briefs Senate on modernisation drive, Seeks legal reforms for stronger oversight

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has called on the Senate to review its enabling law to bring Nigeria’s trade legislation in line with fast-changing global practices, as part of efforts to deepen lawmakers’ understanding of the Service’s ongoing digital transformation and reforms.
Speaking at a capacity-building retreat organised for the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs on August 5, 2026, Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said effective legislative oversight requires that lawmakers fully understand how modern customs operations work. He explained that the retreat was intended to close existing information gaps, allowing the committ...