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Customs clears 98 containers of trapped power equipment

7 November 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the release and evacuation of 98 out of 300 containers of power equipment trapped at the port for over 20 years. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, announced this in Apapa on Friday during the flag-off of the evacuation exercise. Adeniyi stressed that the consignments include high-capacity transformers, cables,

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