The value of import duty waivers granted on military hardware, healthcare supplies, manufacturing inputs, food commodities, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles and other items rose to ₦34 trillion between March 2000 and December 2025.
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this on Monday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance during an investigative hearing at the National Assembly.
Mr Adeniyi said the waivers, granted through Import Duty Exemption Certificates (IDECs), significantly reduced the revenue the Service could have generated for the government
“IDEC approvals reached about ₦34 trillion in 2025, 60 per cent of which as rightly done by government related to military hardware procurements which attracted duty exemptions because of Nigeria’s prevailing security challenges.
“Other government-backed waivers, included
