In a significant move to enhance the ease of doing business and remove trade barriers, the President of the Nigeria-Japan Chamber of Commerce (NIJACC), Chf. Mandyking E. Ijoma, held a high-level consultative meeting today with the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Dr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR).
The meeting focused squarely on strengthening operational ties, optimizing clearing processes for industrial machinery, and establishing a seamless trade corridor between Nigerian enterprises and Japanese investors. With the Nigeria Customs Service aggressively driving modernization through its Unified Customs Information System and trade facilitation reforms, NIJACC is positioning its members to directly benefit from more predictable, secure, and accelerated freight workflows.
Aligning Customs Frameworks with Global Partnerships As the Chamber gears up for the landmark Nigeria Business Forum in Japan (June 2026), establishing direct institutional synergy with Customs is a massive win. Japanese conglomerates looking to deploy advanced technologies and establish manufacturing hubs in Nigeria require structural guarantees around import-export fluidity.
During the visit, Chf. Mandyking E. Ijoma emphasized NIJACC's commitment to working as a private-sector partner to the NCS, ensuring that trade policies under the AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area) framework are smoothly navigated by international investors. By working hand-in-hand with Dr. Adeniyi's administration—who also serves as the global Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation Council—the Chamber is actively building a highly transparent business climate that signals to Tokyo that Nigeria is open, ready, and secure for multi-million-dollar trade volumes.
