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Customs Exceeds Revenue Target, Generates N7.3 Trillion

Voice of Nigeria

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July 6, 2026

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has exceeded its 2025 revenue target, generating N7.277 trillion against a projection of N6.584 trillion. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during the agency’s budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise in Abuja. Adeniyi said the Service surpassed its revenue target by [] The post Customs Exceeds Revenue Target, Generates N7.3 Trillion appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jun 23, 2026

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· Jul 9, 2026

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· Jul 9, 2026

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· Jun 23, 2026

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jul 5, 2026

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· Jun 22, 2026

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· Jul 10, 2026

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· Jul 1, 2026

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· Jun 29, 2026

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· Jun 30, 2026

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· Jun 22, 2026

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· Jun 22, 2026

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· Jul 8, 2026

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· Jun 22, 2026

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· Jul 10, 2025

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Daily Post Nigeria

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· Jul 6, 2026

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· Jul 2, 2026

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· Jun 26, 2026

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jun 22, 2026

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· Jul 2, 2026

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· Jul 9, 2026

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· Jun 23, 2026

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