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April 25, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Reaffirms Commitment To Gender Equality

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reiterated its dedication to promoting gender equality in decision-making processes as part of its efforts to combat gender discrimination and gender-based violence.At a capacity-building workshop on gender inclusivity, co-organized by the World Customs Organization...

April 21, 2024 No Responses

Michael Ugbagu Assumes Duty As Comptroller FOUC, Seeks Co-Operation

Comptroller Michael Ugbagu has assumed office as the 28th Comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit zone C (FOUC) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Owerri. Comptroller Ugbagu took over from his predecessor, Comptroller Kayode Kolade in Owerri, on Friday.&...

April 19, 2024 No Responses

Customs FOU Zone “C” Records N7b Seizures As Compt Kayode Bows Out

Between January 25th, 2023 and April 19th, 2024, the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone “C” seized contrabands worth N7,577,259,390.00.Outgoing Comptroller Kayode Kolade disclosed this in a farewell message while handing over to his suc...

April 18, 2024 No Responses

NPA, Customs Harp On Efficient Export Process

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko, who was recently named by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a member of the Implementation Committee of the National Single Window Project, on Thursday met with the Comptroller General of...

April 4, 2024 No Responses

Customs Declares ₦1.3tri Revenue In Q1

For the first quarter of 2024, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N1.3trillion revenue. Briefing Journalists on Wednesday, the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, explained that over 572 seizures were made with a duty-paid value of N10bn....

March 10, 2024 No Responses

Customs Boss Visits Buhari, Emir Of Daura

In continuation of his strategic stakeholders engagement, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday visited former President Muhammadu Buhari and his Royal Highness, the Emir of Daura, Dr. Farouk Umar Far...

March 3, 2024 No Responses

FG Approves 90-Day Window For Payment Of Duty On Improperly Imported Vehicles

To enhance compliance and streamline import processes, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), under the directive of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has announced a 90-day window for regularizing import duties on specific ca...

March 1, 2024 No Responses

Owerri Customs Impounds N5.35b Contrabands In 2023

Between January and December, 2023, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, Owerri, recovered N5.5billion from smugglers and fraudulent importers. A statement on Friday explained that the unit intercepted contraband from smug...

February 21, 2024 No Responses

Customs To Distribute Seized Food Items

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in the country. According to the National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, the food items will be distributed after they...

February 16, 2024 No Responses

Senate Passes N5.079trn 2024 Customs Budget

The Senate on Thursday, February 15, passed the sum of N5.079 trillion as the 2024 budget for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The approval followed the adoption of recommendations of the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise, and Tariffs at plenary....

February 1, 2024 No Responses

Reps Committee Approves N706.67b As NCS 2024 Budget

The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has approved N706.67 billion as the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) budget for its 2024 operations. Rep. Leke Abejide (ADC-Kogi), the Chairman of the Committee, stated this after a budget defence sess...

January 31, 2024 No Responses

Reps Grills Customs Over Non-Submission Of Three Years Financial Statement

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday grilled the officials of the Nigerian Customs Services over the non-submission of audited financial statements for the 2016, 2017, and 2018 financial years to the Auditor General of the Federati...

January 25, 2024 No Responses

Tin Can Island Customs Intercepts Cocaine, Colorado Worth N4.27b

The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Command has intercepted four containers laden with illicit drugs, arms and ammunition imported from South Africa and Canada.Comptroller General of the Service, Adewale Adeniyi disclosed this while addressing journali...

January 17, 2024 No Responses

Joint Tax Board Seeks Partnership With Nigeria Customs

As part of measures to enhance effective tax management in Nigeria, Secretary of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr. Olusegun Adesokan, on Tuesday paid a visit to the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. The visit aimed at soliciting...