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February 18, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds Two Chisco Buses Over Drug Smuggling

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 563,400ml of Amphetamine Syrup concealed inside two Chisco Buses. The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Chedi Wada, made this known on Monday while briefing Journalists on the seizure...

November 1, 2019 No Responses

Customs Impounds N304m Smuggled Goods

The Federal Operations Unit of Nigeria Customs Service, Zone B Kaduna in August 2019 seized smuggled goods valued at over N304.39 million. Speaking on Thursday, Comptroller of the command, Mustafa Sarkin-Kebbi explained that the seizures were made from t...

August 29, 2019 No Responses

“Nigeria-Benin Border Partially Closed Due To Smuggling Activities”

President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic to the massive smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor. The Nigerian leader gave the reason during an audience granted his B...

August 7, 2019 No Responses

Onne Customs Impounds Two Vehicles, Arrest Suspects Over Alleged Theft, Smuggling

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area 11 Command Onne has impounded two vehicles and some men in connection with alleged smuggling of drugs. Briefing Journalists, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Aliyu Galadima explained that exhibit of one mil...

June 19, 2019 No Responses

Baru Decries Cross-Border Smuggling of Petroleum Products

Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, called on members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists to join the Corporation is naming and shaming cross-border smugglers of petroleum products. Dr. Baru, made the call when he played host....

May 25, 2019 No Responses

‘Smuggling, Dumping, Greatest Challenges Hindering Economic Policies’

The CBN governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele, has identified smuggling and dumping of goods as the greatest challenges hindering the success of Nigeria’s economic policies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emefiele said this in Ibadan on Friday at...

March 3, 2018 one Response

NNPC, Customs To Curb Petroleum Products Smuggling

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are collaborating to curb smuggling of petroleum products outside Nigeria’s borders. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, said this when he paid a ...