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September 2, 2020 No Responses

FG Approves $3.1b For Automation Of NCS

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved $3.1billion for the automation of the operations of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS). Speaking after the virtual meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed explained...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 157 Vehicles, 6,340 Bags Of Rice, Others

Between January and June, 2020, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone ‘B’, seized 625 goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1.668billion, compared with 425 items with DPV of N762 million confiscated within same period in...

June 11, 2020 No Responses

Customs Reduces Physical Examination Of Cargoes At Seaports

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday announced the reduction in the number of physical examination of cargoes at the ports. The Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Anthony Anyalogu, explained that it was part of measures to ensure physical distancing and.....

June 9, 2020 No Responses

Customs Confiscates N3.2b Items, Arrest Eight Suspects

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Border Drill Operation Sector 4, Katsina said it seized various goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth N3.2 billion from January 2020 to date. Aliyu Mohammed, the sector coordinator, Border Drill Operation Sector 4, Katsina,....

June 2, 2020 No Responses

NPA Renews Engagement With Customs On Deployment of Scanners At Seaports

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has renewed clamour for the deployment of scanners at the nation’s seaport as part of measures to fast track cargo evacuation. &nbs...

May 6, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds Cocaine At Seaport

Customs officers have found around 500 kilograms of cocaine on board a bulker that arrived in the Port of Hamburg. The large-scale operation, which lasted several days, ended with an arrest and confiscation of illicit drugs during. One of the...

April 28, 2020 No Responses

UNCTAD Unveils Ten-Point Road Map For Seaports, Customs, Transporters

As countries adopt radical measures to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, international trade and transport systems are under tremendous stress. Early evidence shows that international trade is collapsing, threatening access to goods and critical su...

April 26, 2020 No Responses

Customs Replies Oyo State On Quality Of Rice

The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo and Osun Command, on Saturday said the 1,800 bags of rice released as palliative to the Oyo State government were good for human consumption. This was in response to the claim by Oyo State Government...

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....