Nigeria, Netherlands secure fresh trade deal

Nigeria and Netherlands have secured a fresh trade facilitation deal.

This comes as Nigeria Customs and its counterpart in the Kingdom of the Netherlands agreed to facilitate trade, boost border security, build capacity, and fight against transnational organised crime.

In a statement by customs’ spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, the collaboration was reached on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, in Brussels by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, and the Director-General of Netherlands Customs, Mrs Nanette van Schelven.

Adeniyi, in his comment, said that the Netherlands’ customs have demonstrated the immense value of international cooperation in addressing emerging trade and border management challenges. He added that the partnership will strengthen intelligence sharing, enhance capacity building, improve enforcement effectiveness, and support the collective efforts to secure international supply chains while facilitating legitimate trade.

CGC described the declaration as a significant milestone in the service’s international cooperation agenda and a reflection of the strong relationship established between the two customs administrations over the past years.

On her part, the director-general of Netherlands Customs, Mrs Nanette Van Schelven, stated that both administrations face similar challenges in an increasingly interconnected global trading environment.

She noted that closer collaboration would promote mutual learning, strengthen operational capabilities, and improve efforts to tackle transnational organised crime while supporting efficient and transparent trade processes.