By Henry Umoru

ABUJA — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has projected N11.074 trillion in revenue for the 2026 fiscal year, following its record performance in 2025 when it exceeded its revenue target by 10.24 per cent.

Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Monday while defending the Service’s 2025 budget performance and presenting its 2026 revenue and expenditure estimates before the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, chaired by Senator Isah Jibrin (APC, Kogi East).

Adeniyi said the Service generated N7.277 trillion in 2025, surpassing its revenue target of N6.584 trillion by N674 billion.

He also revealed that the Customs Service had realised N4.43 trillion in revenue as of May 31, 2026, expressing confidence that the agency would meet or even surpass its 2026 target despite prevailing global economic challenges.