{
  "id": 3667450,
  "title": "Customs reforms: Lawal, Yari, Adeniyi task officers on compliance, launch new book",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/customs-reforms-lawal-yari-adeniyi-task-officers-on-compliance-launch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T04:41:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/customs-reforms-lawal-yari-adeniyi-task-officers-on-compliance-launch-new-book/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigeria Customs Service, under the leadership of Governor Dauda Lawal, Comptroller General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, and Senator Abdulaziz Yari, recently launched a book titled \"Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023: Historical Context, Service Reforms and Predicament of Application.\" The event, held in Abuja, featured the book's author, retired Customs Comptroller Abdullahi Bello Gusau. Adeniyi emphasized the importance of customs officers applying the new Customs Act 2023 to boost the national economy, stating that \"Laws do not enforce themselves; they are applied by people within a dynamic economic ecosystem.\" The book, which has been praised by various stakeholders, aims to capture the real-world challenges of transitioning to the new law and serve as a guide for compliant trade.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}