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December 8, 2025 No Responses

Customs, EFCC Reinforce Collaboration

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened inter-agency collaboration in the South East as the Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Area Command hosted the Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Commander Daniel Isei, during a courtesy visit.In a statement issued by...

December 8, 2025 No Responses

Oyo/Osun Customs Controller Visits Olubadan, Seeks Stronger Traditional Support for Security and Economic Growth

The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Oyo/Osun Area Command, Comptroller Gambo Iyere Aliyu, on Sunday, 7 December 2025, paid a courtesy visit to the Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, where he underscored the crucial role of traditional leadership...

December 7, 2025 No Responses

Afeni Resumes As Ogun I Command Area Controller

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun I Area Command has officially welcomed a new Acting Area ControllerAt a brief handover ceremony at Idiroko, the incoming Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Olukayode Afeni, praised the impactful...

December 6, 2025 No Responses

Adigun Succeeds Edelduok At KLT Customs Command

By ebosele@hotmail.com. — The Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Friday, December 5th, 2025, held a formal handing over and taking over ceremony to mark the assumption of office by the newly posted Acting Customs...

December 5, 2025 No Responses

ROSOWA Joins COWA End-of-Year Celebration, Strengthens Ties

The President of the Road Safety Officers Wives Association (ROSOWA), Dr. Nafisat Shehu Mohammed, honoured the invitation of the President of the Customs Officers Wives Association (COWA), Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi, at the association’s End-of-Year Programme hel...

December 5, 2025 No Responses

Customs Prepares 100 Officers for Retirement

By ebosele@hotmail.com. — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has organised a one-day capacity-building programme aimed at equipping officers preparing for retirement with practical knowledge and entrepreneurial skills for life after service.Held at the Se...

November 26, 2025 No Responses

Customs Board Approves New DCGs, ACGs, Others

By ebosele@hotmail.com. — The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved major appointments and special promotions aimed at strengthening leadership capacity and enhancing operational efficiency within the Service.City Business News reports that t...

November 25, 2025 No Responses

Customs Boss Orders Mandatory Drug Test For Recruits, Serving Officers

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has disclosed that arrangements have been concluded to subject all incoming officers and men to a mandatory drug test as part of the ongoing recruitment exercise.CGC Adeniyi, who disclosed this during the cl...

November 24, 2025 No Responses

Customs Boss Urges Stronger Institutional Discipline

The Nigeria Customs Service opened the 2025 Comptroller-General of Customs’ Conference on Thursday, 20 November 2025, in Abuja, with a firm call for senior officers to address the internal weaknesses that are hindering operational effectiveness across the Se...

November 14, 2025 No Responses

Customs Begins Awareness On New Vehicle Verification Platform

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced a nationwide sensitisation workshop for auto dealers, stakeholders, and officers on the newly introduced Customs Verification Management System (CVMS), a major innovation designed to strengthen vehicle verificati...

November 13, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Delegation Concludes Benchmarking Mission To Europe

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has concluded a week-long benchmarking and technical engagement tour across parts of Europe as part of measures to modernize the country’s trade facilitation framework and align its operations with global standards.The missi...

November 13, 2025 No Responses

FOU Zone ‘A’ Commences First Aid Training

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, has commenced a comprehensive First Aid Training Programme aimed at strengthening the safety, health, and emergency response capacity of its officers and men.Declaring the programme open at th...

November 11, 2025 No Responses

COWA Unveils Green Border Initiative, Empowers Women, Youth At Seme Command

In a landmark step toward environmental sustainability and community empowerment, the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Seme Area Command Chapter, has planted 30 trees and launched the Green Border Initiative—a programme designed to tackle enviro...

November 11, 2025 No Responses

PTML Customs Intercepts ₦29.4b Cocaine, Hands Over To NDLEA

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command, has intercepted cocaine shipment valued at ₦29.4 billion.Comptroller Joe Anani, Customs Area Controller of PTML Command, disclosed this during a press conference on Tu...