Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The Nigeria Customs Service is reducing its reliance on physical cargo inspections at ports as it moves towards a post clearance audit system aimed at speeding up trade and improving revenue collection.

Comptroller General Bashir Adeniyi said the reform was necessary as Customs targets N11.074 trillion in revenue for 2026. The service had collected N4.3 trillion by June.

Adeniyi explained that inspecting every container could create delays and make revenue collection and trade facilitation difficult to achieve at the same time. Under the new approach, compliant traders would be allowed to move their goods while Customs verifies their declarations through audits after clearance.

The News Chronicle reports that a Cu...