Custom Archives — Page 6 of 12

February 7, 2018 No Responses

Customs impounds four Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, 29 others worth N1.4billion

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, has impounded 31 vehicles including four Rolls Royce. Others include one Porche Panamera, one Jaguar, one Bentley, two Lexus Sports Utility Vehicles, One Toyota Land Cruiser, among others....

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Tincan Island Customs gets exceptional service award

The World Customs Organization (WCO) conferred a prestigious Award on Tincan Island Port Command during this year’s International Customs Day (ICD) with the theme “TO SECURE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT”. Making the presentation on be...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Senators, Customs disagree over protocol

The Senate and the Comptroller General (CG) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Hameed Ali, on Monday disagreed over protocol-related matters. The disagreement was sequel to the visit of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Waste in the Nigeria Customs...

January 12, 2018 No Responses

Tin Can Customs generates N287.6billion in 2017

Between January and December, 2017, the Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected N287.6 billion, indicating 92.71 per cent of its revenue target of N310.2 billion. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the...

January 9, 2018 No Responses

Customs FOU zone ‘A’ nets N5.9b in 2017

Between January to December, 2017, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, intercepted various contraband with a duty paid value (DPV) of Four Billion, Four Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand, Three Hundred ...

January 5, 2018 No Responses

Nigerians import 399,556 vehicles in 2017, generates N137b duty

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Between Janaury and December 2017, Nigerians paid N137billion duty on 399,556 imported used and news vehicles. Speaking at an interactive session with print, television and online editors in Lagos ...

December 22, 2017 No Responses

Customs hits N1trillion highest revenue collection

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded its highest revenue collection ever of over N1 trillion as against N770 billion target set for 2017. The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, announced this at a news conference in Abuja...

December 11, 2017 No Responses

APM Terminals unveils refrigerated truck transport

APM Terminals, in conjunction with Naija Pride and with the assistance of international development groups is working to provide modern cold chain transportation alternatives for farmers in the agricultural centers of northern Nigeria as part of measures to br...

December 1, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria to commence implementation of revised import, export guidelines January 1, 2018

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Nigeria is to commence implementation of the 2017 Revised Import and Export Guidelines on January 1, 2018. Speaking at a sensitisation workshop in Lagos on Thursday, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi.....

November 7, 2017 No Responses

TinCan Island Port generates N237.26b revenue in 10 months

Between January and October, this year, the Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Port Apapa Lagos,generated N237.26 billion revenue, compared with N207.93 billion recorded in the corresponding period in 2016. In a statement on Monday, the Controller of the...

November 2, 2017 No Responses

Customs impounds Dangote Cement truck, 9 others with 6,206 bags of rice

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), zone ‘A’, Ikeja has seized Dangote Cement Truck, nine others with not less than 6,206 bags of smuggled rice. Briefing Journalists on ...

November 2, 2017 No Responses

NCS confiscates four bullet-proof SUVs, 55 others in Lagos

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), zone ‘A’, Ikeja has impounded 59 vehicles including four bullet-proof vehicles in Lagos. According to the Customs Area Controller of the un...

October 26, 2017 No Responses

Customs at Tincan Island Port hands over two containers of drugs to NAFDAC

The Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, on Friday 20th October 2017, handed over two 40ft containers of drugs falsely declared as vehicles, cartons of makeup items and Computer Accessories respectively to officials of the National Agen...

October 5, 2017 No Responses

Customs FOU impounds fake drugs, 11 used vehicles, 4,227 bags of rice, others

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – As part of onging efforts to curtail illegal imports, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, has intercepted three container loads of fake drugs. The drug ...