Nigeria Customs reports 1.38 trillion naira revenue in July and August 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service collected 1.38 trillion naira in two months, with July revenue exceeding August’s total by almost 189 billion naira.

National Public Relations Officer Abdullahi Maiwada said the service collected 784.65 billion naira in July and 595.58 billion naira in August 2026. He attributed the performance to technology-driven operations, improved trade facilitation, and stronger border enforcement during a security agencies’ briefing in Abuja.

The Apapa Area Command recorded the service’s largest figures during the period. It collected 323 billion naira in July, its highest monthly total, then took in 28.1 billion naira on Aug. 18, surpassing the previous daily benchmark of 20.1 billion naira set in September 2025.

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Revenue performance remained significant, with the Service generating N784,656,042,005.97 in July, and N595,581,420,186.23 in August, representing a combined revenue collection of N1.38 trillion over the period.

Customs processed 90,985 Single Goods Declarations and 8,873 Pre-Arrival Assessment Reports across the two months. The Lilypond Export Command reported second-quarter exports worth $792.57 million, a 24.35% increase from the same period a year earlier. Export container throughput rose 32.27% to 5,510, while agricultural exports reached $422.09 million and manufactured goods nearly tripled to $350.67 million.

Area commands and federal operations units also seized contraband with a combined duty-paid value above 61.3 billion naira. Maiwada cited an Adamawa-Taraba operation that intercepted goods worth 362.2 million naira, including 25,295 liters of petrol, cannabis, and heavy machinery allegedly bound for illegal export to Chad.

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On the export side, the Lilypond Export Command posted $792.57 million in Q2, 2026, a 24.35 per cent rise on the $599.60 million recorded a year earlier.