Nigeria Customs Service
3 days ago
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted and seized a 28-tyre trailer loaded with a substantial quantity of foreign macaroni.
9 Dec
State governments may see their monthly proceeds from the value-added tax (VAT) pool balloon by a staggering 182 per cent to N650 billion if the controversial tax reform passes the critical legislative hurdles and secures the presidential assent law next year.
8 Dec
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) celebrates Olanike Nafisat Balogun as she makes history as the first female pilot in the Nigeria Customs Service. In a post released on their social media pages today, December 8, 2024, NCS spokesperson Abdullahi Maiwada said Balogun has demonstrated unwavering ambition and dedication to the service. Balogun began her career…
26 Nov
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has prohibited the operation of Point of Sale (PoS) terminals and other commercial activities within its formations and premises.
21 Nov
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed Area Command, seized contraband items between July and October 2024, including 175 military helmets, 50 drones, and 250 live turtles, with a Duty-Paid Value (DPV) exceeding N3.3 billion.
16 Nov
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise, Hon. Leke Abejide, has asked the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to embrace advanced monitoring technology to curb smuggling and other illegal activities along the nation’s borders. Abejide, who made this call during the 2024 Comptroller-General of Customs Conference held in Abuja, emphasized the…
8 Nov
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the seizure of 16 containers of illicit substances and unregistered pharmaceutical products
4 Nov
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, has responded to a viral video alleging that the Officer in Charge of Building ordered the demolition of a mosque under construction at the Nigeria Customs Secondary School in Idiroko. The Command’s spokesperson, CSC Hameed Oloyede, clarified that an investigation revealed the mosque project had not…
1 Nov
For the second time this year, the Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized counterfeit pharmaceutical products valued at N596.8 million in duty-paid worth.
17 Oct
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted four 40-foot containers loaded with 2,174 cartons of codeine and Barcadin cough syrup, valued at N1.2 billion, at APM Terminals and Kachicares Bonded Terminal in Apapa Port, Lagos.
8 Oct
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected N1.6 trillion in revenue at the Apapa Port by the end of the third quarter of 2024, surpassing the N1.17 trillion total revenue collected in 2023.
8 Oct
The Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a Honda Accord concealing 283 wraps of cannabis, with an estimated Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N5.4 million.
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The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, has been applauded for attaining the N18.5 trillion revenue target in the 2024 fiscal year. The Policy Monitoring and Accountability Foundation (PMAF), an organisation comprising over 300 persons, including industry experts, policy analysts, business leaders, and civil society advocates, noted that the…
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The organised labour in Nasarawa State has suspended its indefinite strike action after reaching an agreement with the government on the consequential adjustments of the minimum wage for workers. The suspension of the strike was announced at a joint news conference on Monday in Lafia by the labour leaders. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has tasked the legislature with ensuring that the people's interests are always served. According to a statement signed by his spokesman, Ismail Mudashir, the Senate Deputy President gave the charge during the 7th annual Senator Abiola Ajimobi roundtable and the 75th posthumous birthday of the late…
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The Jigawa Tsangaya Education Board says it will construct skills acquisition centre in each of the three newly established Mega Tsangaya Schools in the state. Dr Abubakar Maje, the Executive Secretary of the board, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Monday. Maje said the project also included the…
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No fewer than 526 persons were killed in violent attacks and 949 others were kidnapped by criminal elements in various parts of the country, the Nigeria 2024 annual human rights report has revealed. The report also captured attacks by criminal elements on security agents at checkpoints and other security formations, adding that incidents of insecurity…
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Super Falcons and Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nadozie, has retained her Best Women Goalkeeper award after winning the prestigious crown for the second time in a row. Chiamaka was a delight to watch between the sticks for both club and country in the 2023/24 soccer season. Receiving the award on Tuesday night in Marrakech, Morocco,…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been called upon to forge a common front for opposition political parties to unseat incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential elections. Former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, in an open letter to Obasanjo titled, "Satanic Leadership and Nigeria’s Boiling Point," on Monday…
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A Sudanese military drone attack in the Khartoum area killed 15 civilians, pro-democracy lawyers said on Monday, 20 months into a war which has left the country in a crisis whose gravity the world does not understand, according to a UN official. "The deadly attack resulted in the death of 15 people with six others…
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Ahead of the yuletide, the Hadiza Foundation has called on well-meaning Nigerians to come to the rescue of over 45.5 million persons living with disabilities (PWDs) in the country. The founder of the foundation, Hadiza Umar, who spoke during the end-of-year prayer session with the less privileged held at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, said she…
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