Lagos Industrial Command Deepens Stakeholder Engagement on Excise Compliance, Revenue Growth
Author: Elue Ebube.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Lagos Industrial Area Command has intensified efforts to improve excise revenue collection and compliance through a series of familiarisation and sensitisation engagements with key industry stakeholders.
The engagement programme, which began on Tuesday, 4 November and concluded on Tuesday, 2 December 2025, followed the assumption of office by the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Adebola Salawu, who took over leadership of the Command on Monday, 8 September 2025.
According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Juliana Tomo, the visits aimed to strengthen collaboration with excise-paying stakeholders and improve the Command’s overall revenue performance.
Speaking during the sensitisation meetings, Comptroller Salawu reviewed stakeholders’ revenue payment processes and stressed the need for timely and accurate remittance of excise duties in line with extant regulations.
“I reaffirm my commitment to contributing meaningfully to Nigeria’s economic advancement, and I regard this effort as a patriotic responsibility,” the Customs Area Controller stated.
She urged stakeholders to embrace transparency and compliance in their operations, noting that practical cooperation between Customs and industry players is critical to achieving sustainable revenue growth.
Comptroller Salawu also encouraged stakeholders to fully utilise the Unified Customs Management System, popularly known as the “B’Odogwu” platform, for real-time excise duty payments.
“The B’Odogwu platform is designed to ensure seamless, transparent and efficient excise duty payments. Payment delays could attract penalties under the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023, including a 10 per cent surcharge on late excise duty payments, as well as additional sanctions for trade violations,” she cautioned.
The Customs Area Controller further highlighted several trade facilitation initiatives of the Service aimed at promoting ease of doing business and strengthening partnerships with the private sector. These include export facilitation processes, the one-stop-shop initiative, the Authorised Economic Operators programme, Advance Ruling and opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
