Customs intensifies excise drive, targets N400bn revenue for 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service has stepped up efforts to amended excise compliance arsenic portion of plans to conscionable a N400 cardinal gross people for 2026.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection shared connected April 9, 2026, connected the authoritative leafage of the service.

According to the statement, the determination formed portion of stakeholder engagements held crossed the Imo/Abia and Oyo/Osun Area Commands, aimed astatine strengthening compliance and addressing operational challenges successful excise administration.

Speaking during an engagement successful Owerri, the Assistant Comptroller-General successful complaint of Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives Joy Edelduok, said the work is targeting N400 cardinal successful excise gross for 2026.

“The Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi believes we person the capableness to conscionable and surpass the 2026 excise gross target,” she said.

The connection noted that the Customs Area Controller of the bid Blessing Iheanacho, disclosed that 9 excise factories nether the bid are presently not operational owed to economical challenges.

She, however, expressed optimism t...