The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have stepped up collaboration on the National Single Window (NSW) project to boost the moves by the Federal Government to improve its trade facilitation operations .
The NSW is a landmark trade facilitation initiative expected to transform Nigeria’s import and export processes, improve revenue collection, and enhance the country’s competitiveness in global trade.
At a high-level meeting held at the NCS Corporate Headquarters in Abuja, officials from both agencies reviewed ongoing preparations for the project’s implementation and agreed on practical steps to accelerate system integration ahead of its planned take-off in the first quarter of 2026.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the NSW by in April 2024, as a federal initiative designed to streamline and automate trade procedures by providing a centralised digital platform for all trade-related transactions.
This systems linkage across government agencies, will simplify documentation, enhance transparency, reduce clearance times, and reduce costs for businesses.
In attendance at the Abuja meeting were the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi ; Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Zacch Adedeji; and Director of the National Single Window Project, Tola Fakolade, alongside senior officials from the institutions.
Welcoming the FIRS delegation, Comptroller-General Adeniyi stressed the invaluable and strategic importance of the project, saying: “ We are here to exchange ideas and have open discussions that will help our preparations for the National Single Window.
Adeniyi explained that the goal was to develop a modern trade ecosystem through the integration of advanced technology into clearance and compliance processes, ultimately fostering efficiency and reducing bottlenecks in the movement of goods.
On his part, the FIRS Executive Chairman Zacch Adedeji said the collaboration was timely and critical to meeting the project’s tight deadlines.
