Customs Archives — Page 5 of 12

September 13, 2022 No Responses

EFCC Partners Customs, Others To Tackle Corruption

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on stakeholders particularly law enforcement agencies, to support the anti-graft crusade of the commission. The EFCC Zonal Commander, Mr Michael Nzekwe, made the appeal during a...

September 11, 2022 No Responses

Patrol Team Intercepts 415 Bags Of Smuggled Rice on Badagry waterways

The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Sector 2 South-West, Lagos, has intercepted 415 bags of 50kg rice loaded inside two boats smuggled into the country on Badagry waterways. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JBPT comprises officers of Nigeria...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

Kwara Customs Area Command Gets New Comptroller

Newly posted Area Comptroller of Customs, Kwara Area Command, Mr Aliyu Bello, on Thursday assumed duty in Ilorin, Kwara State. Bello, who was deployed from Zone A Headquarters, took over the mantle of leadership from Comptroller Hussaini Ahmed. A...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

Customs Impounds 478 Jerry Cans Of Petrol In Kebbi

The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS), Kebbi Area Command has seized 478 jerry cans containing 11,950 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol that were about to be smuggled out of Nigeria. In a statement on Monday, Nasiru Manga, spokesperson...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

Customs To Deploy Drones, Body Cameras, Others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says plans are ongoing to deploy drones and other technologically advanced facilities to the country’s borders in its bid to curb smuggling. The Public Relations Officer of Customs, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, tol...

August 13, 2022 No Responses

Customs Generates N1.293tri In Six Months

Between January and June, this year, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), generated N1.293 trillion into the Federation Account, 28.8 per cent higher than the N1.004 trillion attained within the same period in 2021. Addressing Journalists on Friday in Abuja, t...

August 12, 2022 No Responses

Customs Collect N99.7m In Katsina, Seize Smuggled N73.6m Items

For the Month of July, 2022, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected more than N99.7 million as revenue in Katsina State and seized smuggled goods worth more than N73.6 million. The Area Controller in the state, Mr Dalha Wada-Chedi told...

July 25, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Service Hails Modernisation Project Court Judgment

The Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) said on Sunday that it would immediately commence its modernisation plan following the vacation of an interim order earlier placed on it by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The order vacated on Friday by...

July 23, 2022 No Responses

TinCan Customs Generates N274.32b In Six Months

Between January and June 2022, the TinCan Island Port Customers Command generated N274.32 billion, an increase of 27.50 per cent when compared with N229.32 billion achieved in the corresponding period of 2021. Briefing Journalists on Friday, the comm...

July 16, 2022 No Responses

Customs Deactivate Five Star Logistics Over N97.3m Debt

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Friday said that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) had deactivated the Five Star Logistics Ltd terminal from its portal. The acting president of ANLCA, Dr Kayode Farinto, confirmed the developmen...

July 10, 2022 No Responses

Sallah: Customs Agents Felicitate With Muslims

The Association of Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Saturday felicitated Muslim brothers and sisters on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The acting president of ANLCA, Dr Kayode Farinto, in a statement also urged the Federal Government to revisit ...

July 4, 2022 No Responses

Customs Onne Port Command Generates N115.26b In Six Months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area ll Command, Onne Port generated N115.26 billion between January and June 2022. A statement issued by the spokesperson for the command, Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu, quoted the Customs Area Controller, Mr Au...

July 2, 2022 No Responses

Apapa Customs Command Generates N522.4bn In Six Months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has generated N522.4 billion in the first half of 2022. The Area Controller, Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, made this known at a news conference in Lagos on Friday. Yusuf said that the figure...

June 17, 2022 No Responses

Customs Intercepts kola Nuts, Other N38.5m Contrabands

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Katsina area Command has intercepted kola nuts and other contrabands worth N38.5 million in the state from April 1 to date. The Customs Area Controller in Katsina, Comp. Dalha Wada-Chedi made this while addressing Journalists o...