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February 23, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 140 Smuggled Gas Cylinders

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has seized two trucks with 140 gas cylinders and 678 bags of NPK fertilisers being smuggled into the country from Niger Republic. Mr Mustapha Sarki-Kebbi, Zone B Controller who disclosed...

February 18, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds Two Chisco Buses Over Drug Smuggling

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 563,400ml of Amphetamine Syrup concealed inside two Chisco Buses. The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Chedi Wada, made this known on Monday while briefing Journalist...

February 12, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 5,040 Cartons Of Red Grape Drink

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operating Unit (FOU), Zone C, Owerri has confiscated 5,040 cartons of red grape drink smuggled into the state.The NCS also seized 143 bales of fabrics with each bale containing 1,200 dozens of garments.Controller of.....

January 20, 2020 No Responses

Customs Appoints NOVA Duty Collecting Bank

NOVA Merchant Bank has been appointed as a designated collecting bank for Import, Excise and other duties by the Nigeria Customs Service. A statement explained that this will enable the Bank handle duty payments for its clients in addition to...

January 10, 2020 No Responses

Onne Customs Surpasses 2019 Revenue Target by 112%

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers State generated ₦107.3billion from duty paid on imported goods in 2019.A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Ifeoma Onuigbo Ojekwu, explained that the figure surpasses the an...

January 10, 2020 No Responses

Customs Generates N1.3trillion In 2019

Between January and December 2019, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated the sum of N1.3 trillion. A statement issued by Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, explained that the amount generated is over the target of N937,286,121,586....

December 21, 2019 No Responses

Customs Apapa Command Generates N413billion

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Command, generated N413, 732,818,554.19 as revenue from Jan. 1 to Dec. 19, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Abba-Kura has said. Briefing journalists on its activities on Friday in Lagos, Abba-Kura...

December 7, 2019 No Responses

Customs Boss Seeks Separate Budget For Staff College

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has appealed for a separate budget for Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada for the institution to realise its set out goals.Ali made the appeal at the Gradu...

December 2, 2019 No Responses

Customs, NSCDC Emerge Champions Of Volleyball Premier League

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), male team and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) female team, have emerged champions of the 2019 National Volleyball Premier League. They both emerged champions in the male and female categories of the...

November 21, 2019 No Responses

Customs Promotes 2,508 Officers

The Nigeria Customs Service Board has promoted 2,508 officers to various ranks. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Attah explained that the board also approved the appointment of...

November 4, 2019 No Responses

Border Closure: Customs Dismisses January 2020 Terminal Date

All Nigerian land borders will remain partially closed. No date has been set for reopening, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) clarified on Sunday. Reacting to reports in the media insinuating January 2020 terminal date, spokesman of the NCS, Mr. Joseph....

November 1, 2019 No Responses

Customs Impounds N304m Smuggled Goods

The Federal Operations Unit of Nigeria Customs Service, Zone B Kaduna in August 2019 seized smuggled goods valued at over N304.39 million. Speaking on Thursday, Comptroller of the command, Mustafa Sarkin-Kebbi explained that the seizures were made from t...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

South Korea Donates Buses To Nigerian Customs

The Embassy of South Korea in Nigeria has donated two Hyundai buses to the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), to boost its operations.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Lee In Tae, Ambassador of South Korea to Nigeria, handed...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Insists On Border Closure

The Nigerian Government will not reverse closure of borders until neighbouring countries have shown enough commitment to check smuggling of banned commodities into Nigeria.The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Mohammed Umar,...