From Risk Mapping to Revenue Protection: MACI Supports Nigeria Customs' New Integrity Architecture, Mirrors Global Best Practice
By LOD Onyeji CAMBRIDGE / ABUJA — On October 6, 2026, in a quiet ceremony at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja, Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi signed three documents that may prove more consequential than any seizure report: the Standard Operating Procedure [SOP] for Internal Corruption Risk Analysis and Mapping [ICRAM], the ICRAM Handbook, and the Integrity Action Plan. It was, in institutional terms, a pivot from reaction to prevention. In the words of the Media Anti-Corruption Initiative (MACI), whose President Funso Olojo and Secretary Lod Onyeji applauded the move, it marked a "pivotal moment" for the Service. The architecture is substantial. Developed with the World Customs Organisation [WCO] and peer administrations including His Majesty's Revenue and Customs [HMRC], the framework was piloted across seven Commands and Units — Apapa under sea modality, Murtala Muhammed Cargo and International Airport under air, Seme under land, plus the Customs...
