Green Border Initiative: COWA plants 14,882 trees and mobilizes 682 ambassadors in the first year

The Customs’ Wives Association (COWA) on Thursday said it has planted 14,882 trees and mobilized over 682 green ambassadors in the first year of its Green Borders and Sustainability initiative.

The association, led by the National President, Kikelomo Adeniyi, also reported 6,093 community awareness and education engagements, 4,041 health and wellbeing interventions and 1,138 beneficiaries of skill acquisition programmes.

The activities involved trainings of the Nigeria Customs Service, schools, barracks and surrounding communities.

“The 14,882 trees planted and over 682 green ambassadors mobilized in one year demonstrate what can be achieved through collective action, sustained support and shared responsibility for protecting our environment,” Adeniyi said.

Highlights include a national campaign to plant 1,000 trees in one hour on 30 April 2026, a Walk for a Greener Nigeria climate awareness campaign in Abuja, and Green Border Day activities in participating regions.

COWA also launched an Adopt-a-School campaign at COWA School, Idiroko, Ogun State, where it established the first Green Borders Eco-School and an Eco-Club. He adopted 250 students into the school, planted 100 fruit trees in Government Secondary School, Jabi, Abuja, and introduced eco-clubs at Apapa and Tin Can Island commands.

Other efforts included environmental awareness at the Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command, a campaign to clean barracks, green barracks exercises in the Federal Capital Territory, and cleanups at customs barracks.

On health and empowerment, COWA donated 250 blood pressure monitors to women in Nasarawa State to mark World Hypertension Day. He graduated his third batch from COWA Skills Acquisition Center and delivered an Ideas to Income workshop in Gwagwalada, Abuja.