Customs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has denied a media report that its Comptroller General, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), slumped on Wednesday and was flown abroad for medical treatment. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, signed…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command, has revealed items found in a 40 feet container suspected to be laden with arms. The Public Relations Officer of TinCan Customs, Mr Uche Ejesieme, made the disclosure in a…

The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ (FOUC) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Owerri, said it seized contraband worth N318.2 million between Oct. 13 and Nov. 14. The command’s Comptroller, Mr Ali Ibrahim, disclosed this to newsmen in…

The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has condemned the incessant attacks on operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The group’s National President, Mr Frank Ogunojemite…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its patrol team from Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Lagos, was attacked by smugglers on Saturday afternoon, during an operation along Shagamu Inter-change in Ogun State. The Ag. Controller of the…

The House of Representatives have mandated three of its committees to resolve the lingering crisis between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) technical committee on Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme (CISS) and Adani Mega Systems Ltd.…

The Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) in charge of modernisation of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Mr Saidu Galadima, has accused some Nigerian elites, including government agencies, of patronising smuggled cars. Galadima said this…

The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has cautioned residents of the state against peddling wrong information. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Danbaba Isah, made the appeal in a statement made…

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina has condemned the recurring killings of innocent citizens through reckless driving by operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in the state. In a statement by Malam Abdu Labaran, Director General…

Only items imported by the President, Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, are exempted from the payment of duties or taxes, Mr Timi Bomodi, Deputy National Public Relations Officer of the NCS, said in a statement in…

Governor Seyi Makinde says men of the Nigeria Customs Service, and not unknown gunmen, raided Igangan and other parts of Ibarapa areas of the state on Friday night. The governor in a Saturday statement signed by his Chief Press…

Traders at the Bodija market in Ibadan on Thursday protested the seizure of bags of rice worth millions of Naira by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS. Hundreds of traders took to the streets of Ibadan to protest against what…

Retired Comptroller of Customs, Victor Dimka, has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau, describing APC  as the party to beat. Dimka registered with the party at Kabwir Pada Ward of Kanke Local Government Area of…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the duty rate on cars and other vehicles will soon be reduced. Kathleen Ekekezie, Assistant Comptroller-General, Zonal Coordinator, Zone `A’ Headquarters, NCS, made the disclosure while receiving…

A Badagry monarch, Alapa of Apa, Oba Adekanmi Oyekan, has petitioned the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hammed Alli (rtd) over assault. Oba Oyekan, in a petition signed by his lawyer, Mr Abdul-Kareem Adio, demanded…

The United States has announced that international students whose institutions switch to full online learning for the 2020/21 academic session will not have their Visa renewed. According to the US immigration and customs, International…

The Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, has urged Federal and state governments in the country to bring an end to COVID-19 induced lockdowns or risk economic collapse of the country. Fadahunsi, a…