Customs – City Business News

July 5, 2026 No Responses

Customs, UBA Deepen Trade Facilitation Partnership

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to advance trade facilitation and support key digital transformation initiatives, following a high-level meeting at the Service Headquarters in Abuja on...

July 5, 2026 No Responses

Customs, Afreximbank Deepen Trade Facilitation Partnership

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has again reaffirmed its commitment to advancing intra-African trade by deepening its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to strengthen trade facilitation, enhance customs cooperation, and accelerate ...

July 2, 2026 No Responses

Customs Impounds N53.39b Hard Drugs, Unwholesome Pharmaceuticals

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made a cumulative total of nine seizures of hard drugs and unwholesome pharmaceuticals with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N53,391,140,029.00.The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this ...

June 29, 2026 No Responses

Customs Strengthens Cargo Inspection Capacity

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a specialised training workshop for officers aiming to strengthen its cargo inspection capacity through advanced image analysis and interpretation. The initiative comes as global trade volumes rise and smuggler...

June 28, 2026 No Responses

Tincan Customs Seeks Stronger Media Partnership To Boost Trade Facilitation, Compliance

The Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has called for closer collaboration with the media to promote efficient trade facilitation, enhance compliance, and strengthen public confidence in Customs operations.City Business News report...

June 23, 2026 No Responses

Oyo/Osun Customs Intercepts Pump-Action Rifles

The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted three pump-action rifles and arrested three suspects in a major anti-smuggling operation, as the Command intensified efforts to curb the influx of illegal goods and arms into the...

June 22, 2026 No Responses

ICPC Tasks Customs On Integrity, Transparency

The Borno State Office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to uphold the highest standards of integrity and accountability in their operations, as part of e...

June 19, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Extends Adeniyi’s Tenure As Customs Boss

By ebosele@hotmail.com President Bola Tinubu has approved a final six-month extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, to enable him consolidate ongoing reforms and ensure a smooth leadership trans...

June 17, 2026 No Responses

Customs Impounds 3,310 Jerrycans Of Smuggled Vegetable Oil

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, has impounded over 3,310 jerrycans of foreign vegetable oil with a Duty Paid Value of ₦403.5 million.Briefing Journalists in Owerri, Imo State, the unit head, Comptroller of Customs, B...

June 11, 2026 No Responses

Customs Intensifies Crackdown On Vegetable Oil Smuggling

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified efforts to combat the smuggling of vegetable oil into the country, with plans to launch intelligence-driven special operations aimed at protecting local investments, preserving jobs, and supporting the growth o...

June 4, 2026 No Responses

Miko Seeks Stronger Partnership, Faster Cargo Clearance At PTML

The Acting Customs Area Controller of the Port & Terminal Multi-services Limited Area Command, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Nura Miko, has called for stronger collaboration with terminal operators and other stakeholders to enhance trade facilitation, impr...

June 3, 2026 No Responses

Grimaldi Speaks On Container Sales, Customs Duties

Grimaldi Agency Nigeria has issued a clarification regarding reports concerning the sale of empty shipping containers by Grimaldi Deep Sea S.p.A.In a statement issued on Wednesday, Grimaldi Agency Nigeria said claims suggesting that the seller was liable for c...

June 3, 2026 No Responses

Customs, World Bank Group Strengthen Post Clearance Audit Capacity

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced a two-week Technical Assistance Mission on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) in collaboration with the World Bank Group under the Accelerated Revenue Mobilisation Reform (ARMOR) Programme, aimed at strengthening complia...

June 1, 2026 No Responses

Expert To Customs: Suspend Grimaldi’s Planned Sale of 2,500 Containers

By ebosele@hotmail.com Seasoned Maritime industry expert, on Monday in Lagos called on the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to immediately suspend the planned sale of more than 2,500 empty shipping containers reportedly being disposed of by Grimaldi Nigeria, pend...