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April 10, 2023 No Responses

Customs Boss Cautions Against Smuggling

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has felicitated Nigerians, especially Christians as they celebrate Easter. Ali in an Easter message on Sunday said the period was also a time to remind Nigerians to shun smuggling....

November 30, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Seeks More Secured Border

President Muhammadu Buhari has again called for tighter border security in the Lake Chad region to consolidate the gains of security agencies against terrorist activities in the Sahel region of West Africa. The president made the call in his opening...

September 13, 2022 No Responses

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 ...

September 10, 2022 No Responses

SON To Return To Nigeria’s Borders Soon, Says DG

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is working on plans to return to the nation’s land borders to check the influx of fake and substandard products into the country.Malam Farouk Salim, Director General, SON, said this at the one-day Stakeholders’...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

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...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

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...

August 13, 2022 No Responses

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...

August 12, 2022 No Responses

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...

July 23, 2022 No Responses

TinCan Customs Generates N274.32b In Six Months

Between January and June 2022, the TinCan Island Port Customers Command generated N274.32 billion, an increase of 27.50 per cent when compared with N229.32 billion achieved in the corresponding period of 2021. Briefing Journalists on Friday, the comm...

July 4, 2022 No Responses

Customs Onne Port Command Generates N115.26b In Six Months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area ll Command, Onne Port generated N115.26 billion between January and June 2022. A statement issued by the spokesperson for the command, Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu, quoted the Customs Area Controller, Mr Au...

July 2, 2022 No Responses

Apapa Customs Command Generates N522.4bn In Six Months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has generated N522.4 billion in the first half of 2022. The Area Controller, Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, made this known at a news conference in Lagos on Friday. Yusuf said that the figure...

June 28, 2022 No Responses

Customs Impounds N1.3b Goods In Ogun

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command impounded goods worth N1.3 billion between May to June around Ogun State and its environs. Briefing Journalists on Monday, the Area Comptroller, Bamidele Makinde, explained that the command generated N12.8...

June 17, 2022 No Responses

Customs Intercepts kola Nuts, Other N38.5m Contrabands

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Katsina area Command has intercepted kola nuts and other contrabands worth N38.5 million in the state from April 1 to date. The Customs Area Controller in Katsina, Comp. Dalha Wada-Chedi made this while addressing Journalists o...

April 21, 2022 No Responses

NCS Canvasses Support For E-Customs

The Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone A, ACG Modupe Aremu, on Wednesday said the introduction of E-customs would ensure efficient policing of borders. Aremu made this known at the decoration of promoted officers in the zone in Lagos....