Category: Custom

Customs FOU impounds N130m contrabands in September
October 6, 2016 No Responses

Customs FOU impounds N130m contrabands in September

For the month of September, the  Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, Lagos intercepted contrabands amounting to Duty Paid Value (DPV) of  N101.5 million.   Similarly, the Unit through its interventions recovered N30,154,174.75 from vehicles and other...
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Panel seeks merger of Customs, FIRS
September 28, 2016 No Responses

Panel seeks merger of Customs, FIRS

To sustain accountability and improve revenue generation, the  National Tax Policy Review Committee has advised the Federal Government to merge the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).   Presenting draft of the policy at t...
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Court strikes out suit challenging Ali’s appointment as Customs boss
September 17, 2016 No Responses

Court strikes out suit challenging Ali’s appointment as Customs boss

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has declined to entertain a suit challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Hameed Ali as Nigeria Customs Comptroller-General. The Judge, Muslim Hassan said on Friday that the applicant, Ebun-Olu Adeg...
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Anxiety at Customs as Court rules on Ali’s qualification today
September 16, 2016 No Responses

Anxiety at Customs as Court rules on Ali’s qualification today

Barring any last minute adjustment, judgment will be delivered today in a suit challenging the appointment of Col Hameed Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).   The suit was instituted in November 2015 at a...
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Customs FOU impounds N250 M contrabands in two months
September 7, 2016 No Responses

Customs FOU impounds N250 M contrabands in two months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja  Lagos within the period of July-August 2016 intensified its  anti-smuggling operations by intercepting various contrabands with a  duty paid value (DPV) of 186,911,500.00 ...
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Tincan Island Port generates N26.2 Billion in August
September 5, 2016 No Responses

Tincan Island Port generates N26.2 Billion in August

For the Month of August 2016, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Command generated N26.2 Billion revenue.   According to the command, the figure represents a positive signal “going by the indices of the previous month”.   It will...
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Apapa Customs generates N35Billion in August
September 3, 2016 No Responses

Apapa Customs generates N35Billion in August

 For the month of August, 2016, the  Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N34.9 Billion revenue, about N8 Billion higher than the N27 Billion realised in July.   According to the command, the collection is the highest monthly...
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Customs impounds 14,000 bags of rice at Tin-Can Island Command
August 20, 2016 No Responses

Customs impounds 14,000 bags of rice at Tin-Can Island Command

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Command has intercepted 31 containers of 14,000 bags of rice.  Briefing Journalsits on Friday, the Comptroller General of Customs, Col Hameed Ali (rtd), represented by  Deputy Comptroller Generals Dan Ugo and...
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Customs drag firm to court over alleged illegal importation, others
August 17, 2016 No Responses

Customs drag firm to court over alleged illegal importation, others

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit has charged Mr  Roland Uche Ogbonna, Managing Director of Elgusto Classic  International before Hon. Justice Abdulazeez Anka  of Federal High  Court, Ikoyi, on three counts charge of illegal importation ...
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Customs generates N385.7 Billion in six months
August 16, 2016 No Responses

Customs generates N385.7 Billion in six months

Between January and June this year, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N385.7 Billion.  NCS  had within same period in 2015 generated N438.7 Billion.   Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NCS, Wale Adeniyi, disclosed this to the News Agency of...
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Customs generates N130.7B at Tin Can Island in seven months
August 9, 2016 No Responses

Customs generates N130.7B at Tin Can Island in seven months

By Moses Ebosele –     The Tincan Island command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)  generated N130. 7 Billion within a period of  seven months.   Controller of the command, Comptroller Y. U. Bashar, who made the disclosure during an interactive...
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Customs impounds ‘DHL truck’, N256m smuggled poultry products
August 1, 2016 No Responses

Customs impounds ‘DHL truck’, N256m smuggled poultry products

By Moses Ebosele –  The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘C’ Owerri has impounded a truck 24,273 cartons of imported frozen poultry products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N256,264,200. A statement issued by...
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Customs impounds N256 Million foreign poultry products
July 31, 2016 No Responses

Customs impounds N256 Million foreign poultry products

By Moses Ebosele –  The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘C’ Owerri has impounded 24,273 cartons of imported frozen poultry products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N256,264,200. A statement issued by the Public.....
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Customs zone ‘A’ impounds N1.2billion contraband in six months
July 15, 2016 No Responses

Customs zone ‘A’ impounds N1.2billion contraband in six months

Between January and June this year, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja made  four hundred and Ninety Four (494) different Seizures of prohibited/offending goods valued at N1.2billion.   According to a statement issued by the Public Relati...
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