Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi….Photo Credit: NCS
The Nigeria Customs Service said it recorded about 65 seizures of vegetable oil products in 2025 and another 23 in 2026, with a combined duty-paid value of approximately N1.314bn.
This is even as the service announced that it has intensified efforts to combat the smuggling of vegetable oil into the country, with plans to launch intelligence-driven special operations aimed at protecting local investments, preserving jobs and supporting the growth of the agricultural value chain.
According to a statement on Wednesday, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with stakeholders in the vegetable oil industry in Abuja.
Adeniyi said the service remains committed to tackling smuggling through strategic enforcement, intelligence gathering and stakeholder collaboration, adding that the NCS and operators in the vegetable oil sector share a common objective of protecting legitimate businesses, encouraging investment and strengthening the national economy.
