Customs Archives — Page 7 of 14

June 27, 2023 No Responses

Acting Customs CG Harps On Technology, Professionalism

The newly appointed Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has assumed office. Adeniyi took over on Monday, from Hameed Ali, the immediate ex-comptroller-general of customs, appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. The Acting Comptroller-General...

June 24, 2023 No Responses

SIFAX Group Chairman Lauds Appointment Of Customs CG

Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, has commended the appointment of Mr. Adewale Adeniyi as the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service by President Bola Tinubu. In a congratulatory letter to the new Customs boss, Afolabi hailed the...

May 11, 2023 No Responses

NPA, Customs, NEPZA, Others Reiterate Support For Lekki Port

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Key Federal Government agencies have resumed full activities at the recently inaugurated $1.5 billion Lekki Port and Lekki Freeport Terminal. Representatives of the agencies who spoke at an interactive sess...

April 10, 2023 No Responses

Customs Boss Cautions Against Smuggling

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has felicitated Nigerians, especially Christians as they celebrate Easter. Ali in an Easter message on Sunday said the period was also a time to remind Nigerians to shun smuggli...

April 5, 2023 No Responses

Customs Hands Over N1.4b Expired Drugs To NAFDAC

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, has handed over seized expired drugs, valued at about N1.4 billion to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The FOU Zone A Acting Controller...

March 8, 2023 No Responses

Customs Arrest Forged Clearing Documents Syndicate

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone A, has arrested a two-man syndicate that specialises in forging Customs clearing documents. The acting Controller in charge of the unit, Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, said this at a news conference...

February 23, 2023 No Responses

Apapa Customs Handover 20 Cartons Of Tramadol To NDLEA

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has handed-over 20 cartons of hard drugs to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in Lagos. The drugs were concealed as sweets in a 40ft container, while the consignee had declared...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

PTML Customs Command Generates N229.5b In 2022

Between January and December, 2022, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ports and Terminal Multiservice Ltd. (PTML) Command generated N229.5 billion. The Customs Area Controller PTML Command, Suleiman Bomai said this at a media conference on Tuesday in La...

January 19, 2023 No Responses

Customs MMIA Generates N20.9 b In 2022

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, generated N20.9 billion between January and December 2022. This is contained in a statement in Lagos, on Wednesday by Juliana Tomo, a Superintendent of Customs and ...

January 16, 2023 No Responses

Onne Customs Generates N242b In 2022

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Onne Area ll Command, generated N242 billion in 2022. In a statement on Sunday, the Customs Area Controller, Auwal Mohammed, explained that the command’s revenue collection had been on the increase since his assumptio...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

SAHCO Seeks Duty Waiver For Ground Handling Operators

The Managing Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, Mr Basil Agboarumi, has called on the Federal Government to grant duty waiver on operational equipment for ground handling companies operating in the nation’s airports. Agboaru...

January 6, 2023 No Responses

NCS Loses Four Personnel To Smugglers

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, said it lost four of its officers to smugglers in 2022. The acting Controller of the unit, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos. Ejibunu exp...

October 16, 2022 No Responses

NCS: National Award To C-G, Three Others, Evidence Of Customs Efficiency

The recent conferment of National Honours on the Comptroller-General, retired Col. Hameed Ali and three officers is an evidence of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) efficiency. The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Deputy C...

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 ...