In a move to advance Nigerian trade facilitation, the Nigeria Customs Service has approved the activation of the Lagos Free Zone Green Channel, a dedicated corridor enabling the seamless, controlled movement of Free Zone cargo directly from the Lekki Deep Sea Port to the Lagos Free Zone.

As the only Free Zone in Nigeria with the Lekki Deep Sea Port as its anchor tenant, Lagos Free Zone is now uniquely positioned to offer a competitive advantage in inward logistics.

A statement from the free zone on Thursday, it was stated that with the official sanction from the NCS, LFZ has become the first and only zone in the country to operate a sanctioned green channel, reflecting globally recognised port-to-free-zone logistics and customs integration models implemented in leading trade hubs in the Middle East and Asia.

By eliminating traditional bottlenecks between the port and the zone, the Lagos Free Zone Green Channel transforms the operational landscape for tenants. The dedicated corridor enables a “port-to-factory” velocity that converts location within the zone into a strategic edge, reducing capital tied up in demurrage and truck wait times.

Enterprises operating in the zone can scale industrial output with enhanced certainty, as consignments are protected by an unbroken chain of 24/7 CCTV surveillance, telemetry, and tamper-evident digital logs designed to ensure cargo integrity. The integration secures the supply chain and strengthens investor confidence by establishing a transparent, high-compliance trade environment monitored directly by the Nigeria Customs Service.