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Apapa Customs Celebrates Optimal Performance, Honours Officers, Stakeholders‎

By Anne Ejuka


The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, celebrated 2025 as a year of robust revenue performance and operational reforms at its end-of-year celebration held at the Apapa Club, Lagos.

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‎The ceremony attracted heads of security and sister agencies, captains of industry, terminal operators, traditional rulers, senior Customs officers, and the National President of the Customs Officers Wives Association (COWA), Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi.

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The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, who was represented by the Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘A’, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Mohammed Babandede, conveyed the CGC’s appreciation to officers, stakeholders and partner agencies for their continued support in driving the Service’s modernisation and trade facilitation objectives.

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‎I his words, “I commend our stakeholders, heads of sister agencies and traditional rulers for their cooperation and unwavering commitment to safeguarding the nation’s borders against smuggling and other trans-border crimes. Collaboration remains central to effective customs administration”, Babandede said.

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Earlier in his remarks, the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Apapa Area Command, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, said the Command has achieved “significant milestones” in 2025 through reforms focused on improving transparency, predictability and ease of doing business at Nigeria’s busiest port.

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‎He disclosed that the Command had  generated a total revenue of ₦2.635 trillion between January and November 2025, representing a 19.9 percent increase compared to the ₦2.2 trillion recorded during the same period in 2024,  attributing the improved performance to increased compliance, expanded automation, effective monitoring and the dedication of officers and personnel of the Command.

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‎"The Command’s achievements were the product of strong collaboration among security agencies, terminal operators, shipping companies, freight forwarders, licensed customs agents and the media", Comptroller Oshoba stated.

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The occasion was also used as an opportunity to recognize outstanding officers and stakeholders for their professionalism, integrity and compliance.

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Speaking with journalists, on the sideline,  the National President of Customs Officers Wives Association (COWA), Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi, described the event as an important morale-boosting initiative for officers. "Customs personnel work daily to protect the nation and generate revenue, and the Command’s performance reflected effective collaboration and commitment to the CGC’s reform agenda."

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Stakeholders equally commended the leadership of the NCS and the Area Controller for recognizing their role in revenue generation and industrial harmony.

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‎Similarly, Vice-President of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Princess Chi Eze, praised the Command for fostering unity by bringing Customs, agents and stakeholders together in a relaxed atmosphere.

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