Lilypond Customs Records $792.6m Export Value, Realizes 24.35% Growth in Q2
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lilypond Export Command, recorded a total export value of $792.57 million in the second quarter of 2026, representing a 24.35 per cent increase compared with the $599.60 million recorded in the corresponding period of 2025.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Samuel Ariyibi, disclosed this on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, during a press briefing on the command’s second-quarter performance.
Ariyibi said the performance reflected the NCS’s continued commitment to facilitating legitimate trade, promoting non-oil exports and supporting the Federal Government’s economic diversification agenda.
He said the service remained focused on enhancing compliance with export procedures while ensuring efficient processing of legitimate exports.
According to him, the command processed 5,510 export containers during the quarter, compared with 3,732 containers in the same period of 2025, representing a 32.27 per cent increase in container throughput.
The CAC also disclosed that agricultural exports grew from $369.85 million in Q2 2025 to $422.09 million in Q2 2026.
Manufactured goods recorded a more significant increase, rising from $120.30 million to $350.67 million within the same period.
Ariyibi further revealed that collections under the Nigeria Export Supervision Scheme (NESS) increased by 9.52 per cent, from N4.87 billion in Q2 2025 to N5.38 billion in Q2 2026.
He attributed the command’s improved performance to enhanced collaboration with stakeholders, increased compliance with export procedures and the implementation of Federal Government policies aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s non-oil export sector.
“The impressive performance recorded during the second quarter of 2026 reflects the command’s unwavering commitment to trade facilitation, stakeholder engagement, compliance enforcement and the implementation of Federal Government policies aimed at boosting non-oil exports,” he said.
The CAC reiterated the command’s determination to align its operations with government policies aimed at increasing value-added exports, strengthening compliance and improving Nigeria’s competitiveness in the global trading environment.
He said the command would continue to support legitimate exporters and streamline export processes as part of efforts to deepen economic diversification and reduce the country’s reliance on oil revenues.
By TimesNG