Custom Archives — Page 8 of 12

July 24, 2017 No Responses

Customs FOU recovers N1.2b duty payments, arrest 95 suspects

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Between January and June, 2017, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja recovered One Billion, Two Hundred and Eighty Six Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Six Hundred and...

July 13, 2017 No Responses

Customs FOU intercepts N200m Contraband, recovers N28.9m duty payment

The Federal Operation Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Custom Service, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, has intercepted not less than 40 seizures valued at N200.9million, between June 13 and July 10, 2017. Among items seized were Tramadol (225/120mg), vegetable oil, frozen...

June 17, 2017 No Responses

Maritime stakeholders to brainstorm on 24hr Seaport operations

Come Tuesday, June 20, 2017, the Presidential Executive Orders on 24 hours Seaport operations will take the centre stage as stakeholders in the maritime sector and members of the public brainstorm at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos State. Already, the...

June 15, 2017 No Responses

Customs impounds Range Rover, Toyota Prado SUVs, others over alleged non-payment of duty

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Owerri has impounded 2016 Range Rover with duty paid value of N28,049,645. Other vehicles seized by the Zone under the leadership of the new Comptroller, Amajam Bukar Alhaji includes 2010...

June 15, 2017 No Responses

Customs FOU apprehends 10 suspects, records 152 seizures

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’, Ikeja, Lagos has has recorded 152 seizures with a Duty Paid Value of N334,042,396. Briefing Journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, Customs Area Controller of the Command, Uba ...

June 1, 2017 No Responses

Senate Scraps Customs Board

The Senate chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly on Wednesday scrapped the Governing Board of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), replacing it with the establishment of the Nigerian Customs Commission. The development follows a clause by clause considera...

May 25, 2017 No Responses

Edede, new Murtala Mohammed Airport CAC implores stakeholders on honest declarations, appropriate duties

The new Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Murtala Mohammed Airport Command, Lagos, Comptroller Edede I. Emmanuel has commenced interactive sessions with the heads of Federal Government Agencies at the Airport. According to the command, the essence of the visit ...

May 24, 2017 No Responses

Customs intercepts 440 pump action riffles imported from Turkey

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 20 footer container laden with 440 pump action riffles imported from Turkey. The Customs Area Controller, BASHAR YUSUF explained on Tuesday that the seizure was perfected...

May 23, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria host maiden African Customs Directors General meeting

Nigeria is set to play host to First Extra Ordinary Meeting of African Union Sub Committee of Directors General of Customs from 23rd to 25th of May 2017 in Abuja. The meeting, which will be attended by fifty African countries...

May 16, 2017 No Responses

‘Indigenous languages may go into extinction’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the country’s indigenous languages are endangered and could go into extinction in no distant future if urgent steps are not taken to reverse the trend. In his address at the 2017 A...

April 12, 2017 No Responses

Customs Comptroller, two others get transparency awards

The Customs Area Controller for Oyo/Osun Area Command, Comptroller Ogunkua Tolutope has been conferred with the prestigious Transparency Medal Award by continental media organization, MSC Africa Magazine. Similarly, two other officers of the Command, CSC H...

April 10, 2017 No Responses

NCS restricts rice import in free trade zones

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has restricted rice import in trade free zones. Quoting the Customs Boss, Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr. Joseph Attah, explained that the restriction became necessar...

April 8, 2017 No Responses

Customs generates ₦14.39b at MMA command, gets three commendation letters

By Moses Ebosele – For the first quarter of 2017, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA) command generated ₦14.39billion, representing an increase of ₦3.25billion when compared to the first quarter of 2016. The MMA Command ha...

April 6, 2017 No Responses

Customs impounds N250m contrabands in March, recovers N48.7m underpayments in Zone ‘C’

For the month of March 2017, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘C’ Owerri impounded 17 items with duty paid value of N112,617,700. The unit during its anti-smuggling operations in March also intercepted and detained a.....