Custom Archives — Page 7 of 13

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 on Thursday, spokesperson...

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 ...

September 19, 2017 No Responses

Customs impounds Dangote truck with N47m smuggled poultry products

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has impounded a truck in Ogun State belonging to Dangote Cement with about 3,000 cartons of smuggled frozen poultry valued at over N47 million. NCS Comptroller in Ogun State, Sani Magudu, explained on Monday...

September 12, 2017 No Responses

Customs intercepts 1,100 pump action rifles

The Nigerian Custom Service (NCS) Tin-Can Island Command has impounded 1,100 pump action rifles. This bring to a total of about 2110 pump action rifles so far impounded in Lagos in the last seven months. The Comptroller General of the...

September 7, 2017 No Responses

Customs Tincan Island Port command generates N183b in eight months

The Nigeria Customs Service Tincan Island Port Command generated one hundred and eighty- three (183) billion naira in eight (8) months. This development is sequel to the coordinated activities and innovative spirit of the Controller and the entire office...

August 29, 2017 No Responses

Customs detains Oritsetimeyin truck over alleged smuggling

A truck belonging to Oritsetimeyin Logistics Limited has been detained by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service,Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, over alleged smuggling. With registration number SMK 412XC, the truck was arested while conveying smug...

August 29, 2017 No Responses

Customs records 54 Seizures, recovers N252.1m duty payments

The Federal Operations Units (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja has recorded 54 seizures with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over N783million. According to the command, the seizures were recorded between Wednesday 9th and Friday 25th...