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February 22, 2022 No Responses

e-customs: Nigeria Losing $8.810b Yearly

House of Representatives has said that Nigeria is losing about $8.810 billion annually from the non-implementation of e-Customs modernisation project of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The project is projected to generate about $176.2 billion within t...

February 21, 2022 No Responses

CPC Impounds Adulterated Palm Oil

The Jigawa Consumer Protection Committee (CPC) has seized 50 litres of adulterated palm oil and four traders for allegedly being the suppliers of the product in Hadejia Local Government of the state. The CPC Chairman in the state, Alhaji Farouk...

February 15, 2022 No Responses

Reps Set N3.01tri Revenue Target For Customs

The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has set the sum of N3.01trillion as the 2022 revenue target for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The committee also approved N369 billion as the 2022 budget for the service. Chairman,.....

January 26, 2022 No Responses

2021: NCS Generates N493.75b At TinCan Island Port

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), TinCan Island Ports (TCIP) command generated N493,754,017,176.81 in 2021. The Area Controller, TCIP Command, Comptroller Abdullahi Musa, made this known in a statement signed by Mr Uche Ejesieme, Public Relations Office...

January 13, 2022 No Responses

Customs FOU Intercepts N7.8b Contraband In 2021

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, on Wednesday said it intercepted contraband from Benin Republic worth N7.813 billion in 2021. The acting Customs Area Controller of the Unit, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, said thi...

January 4, 2022 No Responses

2021: Customs Generate N188.6b At Onne Port

Between January and December 2021, the Area two Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Onne Port collected N188.6 billion. A statement issued on Monday by Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu, Customs Public Relations Officer at Onne Port Command in Rivers State explain...

December 27, 2021 No Responses

Republic Of Benin Hands Over Tramadol Container To Nigeria Customs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, has received items suspected to be tramadol capsules concealed with packaged jumbo size adult diapers in a container from the Republic of Benin. A statement issued on Sunday by th...

December 23, 2021 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 607kg Of Cannabis Sativa

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Lagos, has intercepted 607 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, otherwise known as Indian hemp. It also seized 7,059 bags of 50kg of foreign parboiled rice. The Acting Controller of the...

December 10, 2021 No Responses

Smuggling: Customs Seeks More Synergy With Journalists

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOCU), Zone “C”, has called for more synergy with journalists to combat smuggling. The FOUC Comptroller, Mr Ali Ibrahim, made the call while addressing Journalists on Thursday in Owerri.&nbsp...

December 8, 2021 No Responses

Customs Bill On Electronic Transactions Scales 2nd Reading In Senate

A bill to empower Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to carry out electronic transactions scaled second reading in Senate on Tuesday. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Sen. Francis...

November 25, 2021 No Responses

Customs FOUC Impounds Armoured vehicle, Others Worth N300m

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ (FOUC) has seized an armoured Lexus LX570 Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) without End User Certificate and other contraband goods worth N318,154,742 million. Mr Ali Ibrahim...

November 23, 2021 No Responses

Customs Strike Force Impounds Unprocessed Wood, Charcoal

The Strike Force unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, Zone ‘A’ has shifted focus from import to identifying export irregularities as it announced fresh seizure of unprocessed wood, charcoal and coal. This is as the unit disclosed that it made...

November 10, 2021 No Responses

Customs Takes Delivery Of 16 Toyota Hilux

The Federal Operational Unit of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja has received sixteen (16) new Toyota Hilux to facilitate the suppression of smuggling and other Customs related Operations within the Zone. Receiving the v...