Category: Custom

Apapa Customs Impounds ₦26.57b Cannabis
July 14, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Customs Impounds ₦26.57b Cannabis

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted a massive consignment of Cannabis Indica with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦26.57 billion, reinforcing its commitment to combating illicit trade and safeguarding Nigeria’s borders.The seizure, carried...
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Nigeria, Benin Customs Fortify Border Security
July 13, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria, Benin Customs Fortify Border Security

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and its Benin Republic counterpart have forged a new partnership on geospatial technology to strengthen economic security and surveillance along their shared border corridor.The partnership was highlighted during a strategic e...
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Customs, Printing Industry Strengthen Partnership On Tariff, Trade Facilitation
July 11, 2026 No Responses

Customs, Printing Industry Strengthen Partnership On Tariff, Trade Facilitation

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the growth of Nigeria’s printing industry through improved stakeholder engagement, tariff advocacy and enhanced trade facilitation during a meeting with the leadership of the C...
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Customs Deepens Border Security Ties With NAQS
July 10, 2026 No Responses

Customs Deepens Border Security Ties With NAQS

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its leadership role in safeguarding Nigeria’s borders, announcing plans to deepen collaboration with the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) on intelligence sharing, trade facilitation and natio...
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Protecting Public Health Through Strategic Anti-Smuggling Enforcement
July 7, 2026 No Responses

Protecting Public Health Through Strategic Anti-Smuggling Enforcement

By Okey IBEKE Smuggling in Nigeria is no longer merely an economic crime involving the evasion of customs duties or loss of government revenue. It has evolved into one of the country’s most serious public health, national security and environmental...
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Customs, UBA Deepen Trade Facilitation Partnership
July 5, 2026 No Responses

Customs, UBA Deepen Trade Facilitation Partnership

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to advance trade facilitation and support key digital transformation initiatives, following a high-level meeting at the Servi...
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Customs, Afreximbank Deepen Trade Facilitation Partnership
July 5, 2026 No Responses

Customs, Afreximbank Deepen Trade Facilitation Partnership

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has again reaffirmed its commitment to advancing intra-African trade by deepening its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to strengthen trade facilitation, enhance customs cooperation, and accelerate ...
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Customs Impounds N53.39b Hard Drugs, Unwholesome Pharmaceuticals
July 2, 2026 No Responses

Customs Impounds N53.39b Hard Drugs, Unwholesome Pharmaceuticals

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made a cumulative total of nine seizures of hard drugs and unwholesome pharmaceuticals with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N53,391,140,029.00.The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this ...
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Customs Strengthens Cargo Inspection Capacity
June 29, 2026 No Responses

Customs Strengthens Cargo Inspection Capacity

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a specialised training workshop for officers aiming to strengthen its cargo inspection capacity through advanced image analysis and interpretation. ​The initiative comes as global trade volumes rise and smuggler...
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Tincan Customs Seeks Stronger Media Partnership To Boost Trade Facilitation, Compliance
June 28, 2026 No Responses

Tincan Customs Seeks Stronger Media Partnership To Boost Trade Facilitation, Compliance

The Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has called for closer collaboration with the media to promote efficient trade facilitation, enhance compliance, and strengthen public confidence in Customs operations.City Business News report...
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ICPC Tasks Customs On Integrity, Transparency
June 22, 2026 No Responses

ICPC Tasks Customs On Integrity, Transparency

The Borno State Office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to uphold the highest standards of integrity and accountability in their operations, as part of e...
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Tinubu Extends Adeniyi’s Tenure As Customs Boss
June 19, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Extends Adeniyi’s Tenure As Customs Boss

By ebosele@hotmail.com President Bola Tinubu has approved a final six-month extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, to enable him consolidate ongoing reforms and ensure a smooth leadership trans...
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Western Marine Customs Urges Communities To Maximise Sports Facilities
June 19, 2026 No Responses

Western Marine Customs Urges Communities To Maximise Sports Facilities

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command, has called for better utilisation of community sports facilities in Apapa as part of efforts to promote public wellness, youth development and safer communities.Western Marine Command, Comptroller Patrick ...
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Customs Impounds 3,310 Jerrycans Of Smuggled Vegetable Oil
June 17, 2026 No Responses

Customs Impounds 3,310 Jerrycans Of Smuggled Vegetable Oil

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, has impounded over 3,310 jerrycans of foreign vegetable oil with a Duty Paid Value of ₦403.5 million.Briefing Journalists in Owerri, Imo State, the unit head, Comptroller of Customs, B...
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