Odita Sunday 
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has recorded an unprecedented revenue performance in 2025, generating ₦15.59 billion, representing a 117 per cent increase over its 2024 collection.
According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Tunde Ayagbalo, the milestone includes a record-breaking ₦3.62 billion generated in December 2025, the highest monthly revenue since the Command’s inception.
Ayagbalo attributed the feat to the effective implementation of the One-Stop Shop (OSS) initiative of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, PhD, which has strengthened coordination and trade facilitation at the Seme border.
He disclosed that the Command generated ₦15,598,945,794.00 between January and December 2025, compared to ₦7.16 billion recorded in 2024.
The spokesman further stated that on November 11, 2025, the Command hosted the launch of the Green Border Initiative by the National President of the Customs Officers Wives Association (COWA), Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi, alongside empowerment programmes for members of the COWA Seme Chapter.
“On the same day, the Comptroller-General of Customs launched a free medical outreach under the Customs Cares Initiative, which provided healthcare services to over 1,000 beneficiaries, as well as a tree-planting exercise to promote environmental sustainability,” Ayagbalo said.
He added that under the leadership of the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, checkpoints along the Lagos–Abidjan corridor were reduced to the two locations approved by the Federal Government, easing legitimate trade and reducing delays.
Ayagbalo said the Command also recorded major anti-smuggling successes in December 2025, including the seizure of 685 parcels of Cannabis sativa, 495 packs of Tramadol, and 2,000 packs of high-dosage Sildenafil (Super Power).
He quoted Comptroller Adenuga as warning smugglers that the Seme border is no longer safe for illegal activities, assuring that offenders would be prosecuted.
Legitimate traders, he added, are guaranteed a secure and efficient trading corridor as the Command targets even greater performance in 2026.
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