Customs
9 Oct
The Nigerian Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Zone D Bauchi has intercepted 628 jerry cans of smuggled petrol, 78 pieces of donkey skin, and four petrol drums in four weeks. The Comptroller of FOU Zone D, Aliyu Abubakar, made this known while briefing journalists on Wednesday on the activities of smugglers in Bauchi. He said…
8 Oct
The Nigeria Customs Service, Niger-Kogi Command, has intercepted and handed over 283 wraps of cannabis sativa to the Nigeria Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Minna. The estimated duty-paid value of the seized cannabis sativa is worth ₦5,666,000. Comptroller Pascal Chibuoke of the Niger-Kogi Command disclosed this while briefing journalists on the command’s activities over…
5 Sep
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Onne, Rivers State, said it has again intercepted 12 40-foot containers loaded with military hardware
31 Aug
Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, seized a large consignment of donkey skins intended for export, along with other prohibited items valued at N8 billion in July 2024. Comptroller Kola Oladeji, in charge of the Unit, disclosed this to journalists in Ikeja on Friday, July 30, revealing that…
30 Aug
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it intercepted 2,448 wraps of Cannabis sativa and 2,667 used tyres in two and half months. The Area Controller, Dr Ben Oramalugo, disclosed this in Ibadan on Friday while briefing newsmen on the command’s achievements between June 14 and Aug. 29. Oramalugo said other…
28 Aug
The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) Kwara area command, Ilorin, has generated N3.3 billion within two months. The command's controller, Faith Ojeifo, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the command has remitted the amount realised between July and August into the coffers of the Federal Government. The NCS boss also hinted that his command intercepted a…
18 Aug
The Federal Government on Wednesday unveiled guidelines for the implementation of the “Zero Per cent Duty Rate and Value Added Tax” exemption on certain basic food items. The guidelines followed the announcement by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abba Kyari, on the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on some specific imported food…
15 Aug
Operatives of the Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted a smuggled consignment of used tyres totalling 2,290 pieces along the Saki axis of Oyo State on Monday. The used tyres were found concealed in a DAF truck at about 9:45 a.m., according to the Area Command spokesman, Superintendent of Customs, Kayode Wey.…
14 Aug
Nigeria on Tuesday handed over the Vice-Chairmanship seat of the World Customs Organization (WCO), West Africa and Central Region, to Mali. READ ALSO:National Health Insurance Act: 2yrs after, states underenrol as 90% Nigerians still pay out-of-pocket The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the ceremony held at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Headquarters, Abuja,…
13 Aug
The House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft/Losses has canvassed special intervention funds for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to enable them to perform optimally. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Alhasan Ado Doguwa, said this on Tuesday during a special session/hearing on the utilisation…
8 Aug
The Apapa Customs Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has said it generated a total of N1.2 trillion as revenue between January and July 2024. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Apapa Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Mr Usman Abubakar, in Lagos on Wednesday. Olumu…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Bauchi Chief Field Office has decried the 30 per cent of deliveries taking place in healthcare facilities in the state. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Nigeria-Bauchi Field Office, expressed this on Tuesday during the 2024 Bauchi State Primary Health Care Annual Retreat in Gombe.…
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The Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State are to deliver the Al-Hikmah University, Adeta, Kwara State's convocation and anniversary lectures, respectively, as the school churns out 2,211 graduates in a fortnight. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Noah Yusuf, yesterday, at a pre-convocation press conference, said the events,…
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The Kano/Jigawa command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized 2,179 kilograms of pangolin scales in a joint enforcement operation with the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC). A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Saidu Nuruddeen, said one suspect had been arrested in Mubi,Adamawa,in connection with the matter. Nuruddeen said the command was supported…
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An Area Court sitting at Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, has committed an 18-year-old boy, Mustapha Aminu, to a Borstal facility for juveniles for keeping bad company and taking hard drugs. Delivering judgment in a case brought against Aminu, on Tuesday in Ilorin, the trial judge, Mr Toyin Aluko, held that Aminu should spend the next one year…
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Professor of Religious Studies, Prof. Abdulrazak Kilani, has advised the Federal Government to work out modalities on a Memorandum of Understanding with other countries to reduce the exodus of Nigerians seeking greener pastures and stop brain drain in the country. Kilani stated this at the UNILORIN Alumni Conference held in Abeokuta, the state capital, yesterday,…
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Avila Naturalle Limited, a leading Nigerian manufacturer of natural beauty, skincare and wellness products, has commenced its inaugural shipment to Kenya through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), after being recently selected amongst the Nigerian frontline companies to pioneer Nigeria’s inaugural shipment to other African countries. Speaking during the ceremony in Lagos, Senior Trade…
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Japanese auto giants Honda Motor and Nissan Motor will enter talks on a merger aimed at helping them compete against Tesla and other electric vehicle makers, the newspaper Nikkei reported early Wednesday. The two firms are looking to operate under a single holding company and will soon sign a memorandum of understanding for the new…
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Three Venezuelan police officers, a businessman and a forensic expert were on Tuesday sentenced to prison terms of between 15 and 20 years for complicity in the 2015 murder of rapper Canserbero. Tyrone Gonzalez, or Canserbero, as he was better known, died in 2015 at the age of 26 in a fall from the 10th…
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Delta Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori on Tuesday called on government agencies and other employers of corps members not to reject them but provide a conducive environment for them to perform optimally. Oborevwori made the call on Thursday at the closing of the orientation programme of corps members in the Batch C, Stream 1, at Issele-Uku. Oborevwori…
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The head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division was killed on Tuesday in a brazen attack in Moscow claimed by Kyiv—the most senior military figure assassinated in Russia yet as the Kremlin's campaign in Ukraine drags on. Igor Kirillov was killed along with his assistant when an explosive device attached to a scooter went…