Customs Archives — Page 11 of 12

October 21, 2020 No Responses

Hoodlums Invade Customs Warehouse, Cart Away Seized Contrabands

Suspected hoodlums on Tuesday under the guise of the #EndSARS protesters invaded the Benin out station of the Nigerian Customs Service (NSC) and carted away some seized contrabands in the warehouse.Mr Meshach Uban, the Officer in charge of the outstation,...

October 14, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 1,400 Bags Of Fertilizer, Generates N39.99b In Oyo/Osun

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun Area Command, has arrested 25 suspected smugglers and seized a total of 1,400 bags of fertilizer. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Uche Ngozi, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ibadan while briefing journali...

October 1, 2020 No Responses

Customs Boss Tasks NDA Cadets On National Interest

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hamid Ali (Rtd) on Wednesday, charged cadets of Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to place national interest above all other considerations. Ali gave the charge in Kaduna during the Beating of the Ret...

September 18, 2020 No Responses

Customs Appoints Two DCGs, Five ACGs, Others

The Comptroller- General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has appointed two new Acting Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs and five Acting Assistant Comptrollers -General of Customs following statutory retirement of some members...

August 16, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 34 Smuggled Vehicles

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Sunday announced a single seizure of contrabands with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N10billion. In a press statement by the Public Relations Officer of the unit, Peter...

July 23, 2020 No Responses

FEC Approves $18.12m, N3.2b For Scanners, Five Patrol Boats

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved contracts for the supply of Scanners and Patrol Boats for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Briefing Journalists after the meeting, the Minister of Finance, B...

July 13, 2020 No Responses

Customs FOU Generates N17b In Six Months

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) raised Debit Notes of N17 billion between January and June 2020. In a statement on Sunday, the Acting Customs Area Controller of the unit, Usman Yahaya, explained...

June 26, 2020 No Responses

Customs Generates N573b In Five Months

Between January and May, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) generated N573 billion from total targeted revenue of N957 billion for the 2020 fiscal year. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CG), Col. Hameed Ali , made the disclosure Thursday at an interactive.....

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 36 Smuggled Cars, 695 Bags Of Rice

The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday disclosed that within the last two months it intercepted 36 ‘Tokunbo’ vehicles, including five exotic cars and 695 bags of 50kg rice. Acting Customs Area Controller, Mr Chedi...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds N253m Smuggled Items

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kebbi State confiscated various smuggled items valued at N253 million betweem February and May, 2020. The Kebbi Area Comptroller of Customs, Yusuf Garba, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on...

May 22, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercept N1.2b Cannabis

The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), Western Marine Command has intercepted drugs suspected to be Cannabis Sativa valued at N1,002,050,000. In a statement on Thursday, the Controller of the command, Comptroller Olugboyega Peters, disclosed that the seizure ...

April 2, 2020 No Responses

Customs Hands Over N.84m Hemp To NDLEA

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in Bauchi on Thursday handed over 40 bags of Indian hemp it confiscated from fleeing suspects to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for custody and investigation.Speaking at the hand over ceremony in Bauc...

February 20, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, Customs To Strengthen Partnership

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are collaborating to provide a single-window platform that would ensure regulatory agencies at the ports.Executive Secretary of NSC, Mr Hassan Bello, explained that the platform would...

February 20, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 3,593 kg of Marijuana

The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted and seized 3,593 kgs of cannabis sativa (marijiana) along Bukuro, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara state. The Area Controller of Customs in the state, Husseini Ahmed, made the disclosure...