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April 23, 2021 No Responses

Kano/Jigawa Customs Command Generates N7.6b, Impounds 716 Bags Of Rice, Others

For the 2021 first quarter (Q1), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, generated a total of N7.658 billion revenue . The Customs Area Comptroller, Mr Suleiman Pai-Umar, who disclosed this on Thursday in Kano explained that N2....

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...

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...

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...

January 24, 2021 No Responses

Prices Of Local Rice, Tomato Drop In Enugu

The prices of foodstuff, particularly local rice and tomato have dropped significantly in major markets in Enugu metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A survey conducted by NAN on Saturday showed that the prices of stoned, de-stoned local...

November 23, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 24 Vehicles, 1,716 Bags Of Rice, Others

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 24 fairly-used vehicles, 1,716 bags of imported rice and 1,148 jerry cans of Petrol in the last seven weeks. The new Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bello Jibo, explain...

November 19, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 624 Bags Of Rice, 214 Kegs Of Petrol

The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a total of 624 bags of foreign rice of 50kg each and 214 kegs of petrol of 25kg each. The command’s Area Comptroller, Mrs Uche Ngozi, explained on Thursday&n...

April 26, 2020 No Responses

Customs Replies Oyo State On Quality Of Rice

The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo and Osun Command, on Saturday said the 1,800 bags of rice released as palliative to the Oyo State government were good for human consumption. This was in response to the claim by Oyo State Government...

April 1, 2020 No Responses

Military Impounds 900 Bags Of Rice

The military has impounded more than 900 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice and arrested four suspected smugglers in the ongoing “Operations Calm Waters and Swift Response’’ coordinated by the Nigerian Navy. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations...

February 18, 2020 No Responses

Rice Farmers In Kano Seek More Earth Dams

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Kano State chapter, has called on Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to construct more earth dams to boost irrigation activities across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. The Secretary, Alhaji Ado Hassan, made.....

January 31, 2020 No Responses

Navy Impounds 2,053 Bags Of Rice

The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has arrested 13 suspects and seized 2,053 bags of smuggled rice in Akwa Ibom. The Commanding Officer of the FOB, Cpt. Peter...

December 23, 2019 No Responses

Navy Impounds 1,831 Bags Of Smuggled Rice

The Nigeria Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom has arrested 24 suspects and seized 1,831 bags of smuggled rice. Capt. Peter Yilme, the Commanding Officer of the FOB, disclosed this to...

November 23, 2019 No Responses

Navy Hands Over Smuggled Rice, Vegetable Oil To Customs

The Nigerian Navy on Friday in Lagos handed over 35 bags of rice and five gallons of vegetable oil smuggled into the country to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The Naval Commander, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Capt. Tamuno Senibo, handed...