Lilypond Customs command hits $752.85m export as manufactured goods double

The Lilypond Export Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has recorded 22.4 percent rise in total export value as manufactured goods export more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026.
Figures released by the Command showed that manufactured goods jumped from $169.90 million in Q3 2025 to $403.52 million in the same period of 2026. The surge helped push overall export value from $586.15 million to $752.85 million, an absolute gain of $166.70 million.
Acting Controller, Olusola Oluyemi Salako, who presented the results at a press briefing in Lagos, described the performance of manufactured goods as remarkable and a clear indication that more Nigerian products were leaving the count...