Tinubu hails AfCFTA nod for Nigeria’s Customs reform; celebrates Bergmans’ multi‑billion‑dollar win

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA—PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has applauded the increasing continental recognition of Nigeria’s customs modernisation programme and praised the selection of a subsidiary of Nigerian-owned Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited to implement a 20-year, multi‑billion‑dollar AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project.

Bergmans will carry out the project through its subsidiary AfriTrade CMP Limited, installing both digital and physical infrastructure to streamline customs operations, enhance cargo tracking, strengthen border management, and enable trade-data exchange among participating African nations.

A second Bergmans subsidiary, Trade Modernisation Project Limited, is leading Nigeria’s domestic customs modernisation programme.

President Tinubu said the development validates Nigeria’s capacity to build homegrown solutions for the wider African market.