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Comptroller Musa Baba Abdullahi (Left), during a visit to commissioner of police western ports command, Celestine Okoye on Thursday, March 8th, 2018
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NNPC, Customs To Curb Petroleum Products Smuggling
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are collaborating to curb smuggling of petroleum products outside Nigeria’s borders. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, said this when he paid a ...
Customs FOU Impounds 1,105kgs of Imported Vegetable Oil, 18 cars, 4,201 Bags Of Rice, Others In February
For the Month of February, 2018, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, intercepted various contraband with a duty paid value (DPV) of N1.1Billion. Speaking at an interactive session with Journalists on Wednesday, the Controll...
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 Crui...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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.....
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...
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 ...