SAHCO Seeks Duty Waiver For Ground Handling Operators   

SAHCO Seeks Duty Waiver For Ground Handling Operators   

The Managing Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, Mr Basil Agboarumi, has called on the Federal Government to grant duty waiver on operational equipment for ground handling companies operating in the nation’s airports.    Agboarumi said this during a...
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Apapa Customs Generates N1.02tri Revenue In 2022 

Apapa Customs Generates N1.02tri Revenue In 2022 

Between January and December, 2022, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Command, generated N1.02 trillion.  The customs area controller, Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, explained on Thursday that the amount was unprecedented in the history of revenue gene...
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NCS Loses Four Personnel To Smugglers

NCS Loses Four Personnel To Smugglers

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, said it lost four of its officers to smugglers in 2022.  The acting Controller of the unit, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos.  Ejibunu exp...
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Onne Port: Customs Generates N220b, Targets N360b In 2023  

Onne Port: Customs Generates N220b, Targets N360b In 2023  

The Nigerian Customs Service, Onne Area Command, has generated over N220 billion in 2022, targets over N360 billion in 2023.The command’s controller, Auwal Muhammad, stated this during an engagement with Journalists at Onne, Rivers State.Muhammad noted that ...
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NCS Intercepts N2.2b Cannabis Sativa, Rice, Others

NCS Intercepts N2.2b Cannabis Sativa, Rice, Others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command (WMC) within five months intercepted Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), foreign parboiled rice and other items with a Duty Paid Value (DPC) of N2,233,808,950. A statement issued on Thursday, Comptroller ...
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Customs Warns Officers Against Fraud, Threatens More Sack, Sanctions

Customs Warns Officers Against Fraud, Threatens More Sack, Sanctions

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will continue to wield its “big stick” on officers found to be involved in fraudulent practices.  The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi told the News Agency of Nigeria (N...
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NCS: National Award To C-G, Three Others, Evidence Of Customs Efficiency

NCS: National Award To C-G, Three Others, Evidence Of Customs Efficiency

The recent conferment of National Honours on the Comptroller-General, retired Col. Hameed Ali and three officers is an evidence of   Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)  efficiency.   The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Deputy C...
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EFCC Partners Customs, Others To Tackle Corruption

EFCC Partners Customs, Others To Tackle Corruption

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on stakeholders particularly law enforcement agencies, to support the anti-graft crusade of the commission. The EFCC Zonal Commander, Mr Michael Nzekwe, made the appeal ...
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Patrol Team Intercepts 415 Bags Of Smuggled Rice on Badagry waterways

Patrol Team Intercepts 415 Bags Of Smuggled Rice on Badagry waterways

The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Sector 2 South-West, Lagos, has intercepted 415 bags of 50kg rice loaded inside two boats smuggled into the country on Badagry waterways. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JBPT comprises officers of Nigeria...
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Kaduna Customs Area Command Gets New Controller

Kaduna Customs Area Command Gets New Controller

Mr Yakubu Salihu has assumed duty as new Controller, Kaduna Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).  Salihu replaced Abubakar Sanusi who was transferred to the NCS Headquarters, Abuja.  Sanusi, the outgoing controller, on Tuesday in Kaduna...
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Kwara Customs Area Command Gets New Comptroller

Kwara Customs Area Command Gets New Comptroller

Newly posted Area Comptroller of Customs, Kwara Area Command, Mr Aliyu Bello, on Thursday assumed duty in Ilorin, Kwara State.  Bello, who was deployed from Zone A Headquarters, took over the mantle of leadership from Comptroller Hussaini  Ahmed.  A...
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Customs To Deploy Drones, Body Cameras, Others

Customs To Deploy Drones, Body Cameras, Others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says plans are ongoing to deploy drones and other technologically advanced facilities to the country’s borders in its bid to curb smuggling.  The Public Relations Officer of Customs, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, tol...
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Customs Generates N1.293tri In Six Months 

Customs Generates N1.293tri In Six Months 

Between January and June, this year, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), generated N1.293 trillion into the Federation Account, 28.8 per cent higher than the N1.004 trillion attained within the same period in 2021.  Addressing Journalists on Friday in Abuja, t...
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Customs Collect N99.7m In Katsina, Seize Smuggled N73.6m Items

Customs Collect N99.7m In Katsina, Seize Smuggled N73.6m Items

For the Month of July, 2022, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected more than N99.7 million as revenue in Katsina State and seized smuggled goods worth more than N73.6 million.  The Area Controller in the state, Mr Dalha Wada-Chedi told...
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