NAGAFF launches Nationwide Audit of Bonded Warehouses over Alleged poor service Delivery
NAGAFF Launches Nationwide Audit of Bonded Warehouses Over Alleged Poor Service Delivery
By Babatunde Aremu
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF, will from 15 June 2026 begin a nationwide technical assessment of licensed Customs-bonded warehouses and terminals amid complaints of inefficiency and poor infrastructure.
Announcing this in Lagos on 8 June 2026, Head of NAGAFF Trade Advocacy Committee, Dr. Increase Uche, said a Special Technical Assessment Team has been constituted to evaluate facilities across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
Dr. Uche said the inspection was triggered by persistent reports from freight forwarders and shippers on inadequate equipment, poor service delivery, and substandard facilities at several terminals and warehouses.
“The objective is to assess operational status, service capabilities, and viability of these facilities to promote efficiency, compliance, and better trade facilitation,” he stated.
The team will check cargo-handling equipment, infrastructure quality, capacity utilization, staff competence, location, compliance, technology deployment, and power supply.
The exercise kicks off at Rolling Grazing Bonded Terminal, Kilometer 26, Lagos/Badagry Expressway, Ijanikin, Lagos. NAGAFF has invited the media to cover the tour as reports will be forwarded to government for action.
Dr. Uche lamented that most bonded terminals currently fall short of minimum licensing standards for modern logistics centres.
NAGAFF has set up a Special Technical Assessment Team to inspect licensed Customs-bonded warehouses and terminals nationwide starting 15 June 2026. The move follows complaints from freight forwarders and shippers about operational inefficiencies, poor infrastructure, and substandard service delivery. Head of Trade Advocacy, Dr. Increase Uche, said the assessment will cover equipment functionality, infrastructure quality, capacity utilization, staff competence, location, regulatory compliance, technology, and power supply across all six geopolitical zones. The inspection will include seaports, airports, inland container depots, and other approved logistics facilities. The exercise begins at Rolling Grazing Bonded Terminal, Ijanikin, Lagos, described as one of the most modern centres in the state. NAGAFF said findings will inform policy recommendations and push for operational improvements. Media will be invited to witness the inspections. The Association noted that most bonded terminals currently do not meet minimum standards for licensing as logistics centres.
