The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has pledged its commitment to strengthening partnership with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat
This is to boost intra-African trade, improve data accuracy, and tackle structural barriers limiting regional integration.
NCS Comptroller-General (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, where he met with senior officials to discuss strategies for improving Customs efficiency
He commended the Secretariat for its ongoing role in mobilising key stakeholders including Customs administrations, development partners, and private-sector operators to drive Africa’s trade growth.
Adeniyi said the existing partnership between both institutions had laid the foundation for the upcoming Customs-Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (C-PACT) Conference, set to hold in Abuja from the 17th to the 19th of November, 2025.
He further stressed the need to strengthen the framework created by the AfCFTA Secretariat, which brings together all heads of Customs administrations under one umbrella.
News edited by Favour Owonibi