Nigeria Customs Archives — Page 3 of 4

April 21, 2021 No Responses

Customs Strike Force Intercepts 513 Bags Of Foreign Rice

The Nigeria Customs Service, Zone B Strike Force Team has intercepted 513 bags of 50kg foreign rice from smugglers. The Coordinator of the Team, DC Oseni Olorukooba, while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Ilorin, explained that the seizures with Duty Paid...

April 15, 2021 No Responses

Customs Intercepts Vehicles, Smuggled Rice Worth N1.3b

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted contraband and raised a debit note (DN) worth N1.3bilion in the last three months. In a press statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Jerry Attah,&n...

April 13, 2021 No Responses

Customs Apapa Command Generates N159.58b In Q1

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Apapa Command on Monday disclosed that it generated over N159.58 billion in the First Quarter (Q1) of 2021. The Area Controller of the command, Ibrahim Yusuf, explained that the revenues were receipts from customs duty.....

April 10, 2021 No Responses

Customs Tin-Can Island command generates N112.6b In Q1

For the first quarter, 2021, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Port command generated N112,696,693,158 billion, indicating 23 per cent increase when compared with revenue earnings of N91billion in the first quarter of 2020.&nbs...

April 1, 2021 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 98 Vehicles, 232 Wrap Of Cannabis, Others

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Border Area Command intercepted contraband with duty paid value of N409,851,533 since the reopening of the border. The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Command, Comptroller Bello Jibo, disclosed this at a ...

March 31, 2021 No Responses

Most Vehicles Imported Into Nigeria Are Rickety, Says Customs Boss

The Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col Ahmed Ali (Rtd), has said that most vehicles imported into the country were rickety. Ali disclosed this while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Customs, to defend the...

February 18, 2021 No Responses

Customs Impounds 2,021 Bags Of Rice, 333 Packs of Cannabis, Others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Command, seized N320 million worth of contraband between January and December 2020. Briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi, the Customs Area Comptroller, Hafiz Kalla, said that the activities of the command in 20...

February 14, 2021 No Responses

Customs Boss Canvasses Mechanisms For AfCTA Success

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is canvassing for mechanisms to check the inflow of products of non-participating countries into Africa through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col....

February 6, 2021 No Responses

Customs Hands Over 4,907 Cartons Of Expired Sweet, Chocolates To NAFDAC

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 4,907 cartons of seized expired sweets and chocolates valued at N23.7 million to National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The Commander of Comptroller-General of Customs’ Strike ...

January 20, 2021 No Responses

AfCFTA: Customs Awaits Report On List Of Duties, Charges For Waived Goods

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is waiting for National Action Committee (NAC) on the list of duties and charges waived for liberalised goods under African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The service made this known in a statement issued by...

January 8, 2021 No Responses

Customs Intercept 1,215 Bags Of Rice, 5,200 Live Ammunition, Bullet Proof Vehicle

The Controller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘C’, Mr Yusuf Lawal, on Thursday in Owerri displayed 5,200 live ammunition, 1,215 bags of foreign rice and a bullet proof Toyota Landcruser intercepted during the 2020 Yuletide. The controller&nb...

January 7, 2021 No Responses

CBN Supports Customs With Four New Scanners

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made commitment to support Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as part of measures to promote technology driven service and boost the nation’s economy. Public Relations Officer of NCS, Joseph Attah, explained in a ...

January 7, 2021 No Responses

Customs Generates N1.5trn Revenue In 2020

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated the sum of N1.5 trillion for the year 2020. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Attah said the amount realised...

December 17, 2020 No Responses

Customs Strike Force Generates N1.4b In Four

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Controller General of Customs (CGC) Strike Force Team Zone “A’’, generated N1.4 billion in four weeks. Deputy Comptroller Ahmadu Shuaibu, the Coordinator of the zone, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a dis...