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  "id": 774911,
  "title": "Customs rejects smuggling, revenue leakage claims, defends digital reforms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/customs-rejects-smuggling-revenue-leakage-claims-defends-digital",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:13:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/news/article/customs-rejects-smuggling-revenue-leakage-claims-defends-digital-reforms/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has dismissed allegations of escalating smuggling, revenue leakages, recruitment irregularities and manipulation of its succession read more Customs rejects smuggling, revenue leakage claims, defends digital reforms",
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  "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."
}