The National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Maiwada, a Deputy Controller of Customs, announced this in a statement on Thursday.
Maiwada explained that Nigeria’s imports from Malaysia increased from N159.9bn in 2020 to N716.0bn in 2024, “with cumulative trade value reaching approximately N1.82tn over a five-year period.”
According to him, drawing from the commitment to strengthen international customs cooperation and enhance trade facilitation, the NCS has advanced its strategic engagement with the Royal Malaysian Customs Department.
He added that the engagement followed an official visit by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, to the RMCD Headquarters on the sidelines of his participation at DSA Malaysia 2026, adding that the engagement comes against the backdrop of expanding bilateral trade.
Maiwada highlighted that Adeniyi was received by the Director-General of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Dato’ Haji Amran bin Haji Ahmad. He pointed out that both leaders held high-level discussions focused on institutional collaboration, customs modernisation, and coordinated border management frameworks to strengthen efficiency and regulatory integrity.
He mentioned that both administrations acknowledged the absence of a formal legal framework guiding bilateral customs cooperation despite longstanding trade relations.
