The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Lilypond Export Command (LEXC) has recorded a staggering $1.58 billion in exports for the first half of 2025, marking a 36% increase compared to the same period in 2024. This growth is complemented by an extraordinary 200% surge in container throughput, positioning Lilypond as a top-performing command in the country’s export landscape.
Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Ajibola Odusanya, announced the figures during the Command’s mid-year press briefing, attributing the impressive performance to enhanced compliance levels, improved documentation processes, and renewed confidence among exporters.
According to Odusanya, the Command processed 27,721 export containers between January and June 2025, a massive leap from the 9,438 containers recorded in the same timeframe last year. This 200% jump underscores the facility’s rising importance in driving Nigeria’s non-oil export diversification agenda.
Agricultural exports led the charge with a combined value of $966.7 million in H1 2025, significantly up from $288.8 million in the previous year. Manufactured goods also witnessed an exponential increase, rising to ₦2.08 billion from ₦170 million, reflecting the nation’s expanding industrial capacity and ongoing reforms to diversify export earnings.
Under the Nigeria Export Supervision Scheme, which oversees statutory levies on exports, the Command collected ₦12 billion in the first six months of 2025, up sharply from ₦2.6 billion in the same period last year.
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Comptroller Odusanya hailed the deployment of the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), codenamed “B’Odogwu,” describing it as a technological game-changer that has simplified export documentation and boosted efficiency across the board. He emphasized the platform’s ability to enhance trade facilitation, improve revenue collection, and increase transparency for all stakeholders.
The Command has also intensified collaboration with regulatory bodies such as the NDLEA, NAFDAC, NAQS, SON, and the Nigerian Police to ensure compliance and standardization. Odusanya reaffirmed his commitment to an open-door policy that promotes accountability and encourages exporters and freight forwarders to operate within the law.
With growing stakeholder satisfaction and a reputation as a premier hub for non-oil exports, Lilypond is making significant contributions to Nigeria’s economic resilience and global trade footprint.
