‘Rice imports remain banned through land borders’

‘Rice imports remain banned through land borders’

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has not reversed the ban on rice importations through land borders.     In a statement on Saturday, NCS Public Relations Officer (PRO), Wale Adeniyi also denied granting press interview to that effect.   Adeniyi said:...
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TinCan Island Port generates N25.6B in September

TinCan Island Port generates N25.6B in September

For the Month of September 2016, TinCan Islan Port command of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) generated N25.6 Billion revenue.    A press statement issued by the Public Relation Officer, UCHE EJESIEME, explained that Various  strategic plans aimed at enhanc...
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Customs FOU impounds N130m contrabands in September

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 N30,1...
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Panel seeks merger of Customs, FIRS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Benefits of town hall meetings, by Minister

Benefits of town hall meetings, by Minister

By Moses Ebosele –  Town hall meetings being held across the country by the Federal Government will provides an avenue for both the government and the governed to exchange ideas, thus fostering good governance, the Minister of Information and Culture,.....
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