The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has recorded a major revenue boost, generating ₦3,480,970,924.67 in February 2026, signaling growing trade confidence along the Seme–Krake corridor.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Seme Area Command, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, disclosed this while representing the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, during an interactive stakeholders’ engagement held in Badagry on February 25.
The engagement, organised by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission, the ECOWAS Agricultural Trade Programme, and GIZ International, was themed “Empowering Cross-Border Traders through Trade Information Desk for Agricultural Traders.”
Adenuga said the February revenue figure represents a sharp increase compared to the ₦743,698,652.16 generated in the same period in 2025, attributing the improvement to enhanced trade facilitation measures introduced by the Command.
“For this February that has not yet ended, we have already generated ₦3,480,970,924.67 as against ₦743,698,652.16 revenue generated in February 2025. This clearly shows that the flow of trade is getting better and people are building greater confidence in the Seme–Krake corridor,” he said.
He explained that the reduction in checkpoints along the Seme–Gbaji axis followed sustained collaboration with other security agencies, noting that only Agbara and Gbaji remain the officially approved Customs checkpoints along the Lagos–Abidjan corridor.
The Comptroller added that monthly joint border security meetings involving relevant agencies have contributed to improved intelligence sharing, enhanced coordination, and a noticeable decline in criminal activities along the corridor.
Despite the improved revenue performance, Adenuga stressed that enforcement against smuggling and other illicit trade activities remains a priority.
He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to working closely with traders, farmers, security agencies, and regional partners to sustain legitimate cross-border trade while protecting Nigeria’s economic borders along the Lagos–Abidjan corridor.