Why Customs Suspended Sales Of Seized Rice, Others In Lagos

Why Customs Suspended Sales Of Seized Rice, Others In Lagos

The sales of food items seized from smugglers by the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), which commenced last Friday in Lagos, may have suffered a hitch and suspended by the Service. According to INDEPENDENT, it was revealed that halting the exercise is to re-strategise and find better modus operandi for a seamless disposal, … Read more

Customs deny involvement in Katsina teenager’s death

The Nigeria Customs Service has denied involvement in the death of a teenager at the Jibia Border Area of Katsina State on Saturday, as per PUNCHONLINE The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.informationguidenigeria He, however, extended the service’s heartfelt condolences to the family of the … Read more

Customs hand over 665 seized donkey skins, 450 blocs of Indian hemp

Customs hand over 665 seized donkey skins, 450 blocs of Indian hemp

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano Area Command, has demonstrated its commitment to fighting illegal activities and protecting public health through a collaborative effort with various government agencies. On Thursday, the NCS in Kano made significant handovers to reinforce this commitment.informationguidenigeria 665 donkey skins were handed over to Dr. Adamu Gano, the North-West Coordinator of … Read more

Nigerian importers to commence clearing goods from Cotonou border – Customs

Nigerian importers to commence clearing goods from Cotonou border – Customs

The Nigerian government announced Tuesday that Nigerian importers would soon be free to legally import their goods from the ports in Cotonou, Benin Republic. PREMIUM TIMES reports.JAMB Result The acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, revealed this while speaking to journalists after a two-day working visit of Alain Hinkati, Director-General of … Read more

Presidential committee proposes stopping Customs, NIPOST, NPA, others to collect revenue

Presidential committee proposes stopping Customs, NIPOST, NPA, others to collect revenue

The Presidential Committee on Tax Reforms and Fiscal Policy has proposed stripping the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), and 60 other Ministries, Department and Agencies from collecting revenue on behalf of the Federal Government. RipplesNigeria reports.JAMB Result If the proposal sails through, trillions in revenue generated or collected … Read more

Coup: Customs Closes Nigeria-Niger Republic Border

Coup: Customs Closes Nigeria-Niger Republic Border

The AG Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has shut the Nigeria- Niger Republic border at Illela, Sokoto State. LEADERSHIP reports.InformationGuideNigeria Seven northern Nigerian states, including Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina Jigawa, Yobe, and Borno share a 1,608 kilometres long border with five regions in the Niger Republic.JAMB Result Read Other Top Stories: Tinubu Launches first … Read more

Tinubu Okays Appointment Of Three DCGs, ACGs For Customs

Tinubu Okays Appointment Of Three DCGs, ACGs For Customs

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three Deputy Comptrollers General (DCGs) and three Assistant Comptrollers General (ACGs) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). THE WILLS reports. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, the Acting Comptroller General of Customs in a statement, said the new appointment followed the retirement of some management members of the NCS. The … Read more

Senate Investigates Firearms Misuse, Killings By Customs Personnel

Senate Investigates Firearms Misuse, Killings By Customs Personnel

The Senate has berated the Nigeria Customs Service over the incessant killing and shootings of Nigerians, particularly those living in border communities. THE PUNCH reports.Information Guide Nigeria The Senate particularly condemned the indiscriminate shooting by Customs officers in Katsina State on July 13. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, thereafter, set up an ad hoc committee … Read more

 Customs Confirms Appointment Of Deputy, Assistant Comptrollers-General

 Customs Confirms Appointment Of Deputy, Assistant Comptrollers-General

Ten days before the end of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the board of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Friday, approved the appointment of five senior officers as Deputy Comptrollers-General (DCGs) and 15 Assistant Comptrollers-General of Customs (ACGs). LEADERSHIP reports. A press statement by the Service National Public Relations Officer, Abdulahi Maiwada, disclosed … Read more

Customs intercepts N1.8b tramadol from India, Pakistan at Lagos Airport

Customs intercepts N1.8b tramadol from India, Pakistan at Lagos Airport

The Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said its officers intercepted 23 packages of tramadol worth N1.8 billion imported into the country from India and Pakistan. THE GUARDIAN reports.Information Guide Nigeria Speaking during a media briefing at the Lagos airport, yesterday, to announce activities of the command in the first … Read more