Nigeria Customs Service
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.
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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.
6 Oct
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acquired a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B aircraft to tighten air border security and combat smuggling activities. The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, in a statement disclosed that on September 20, 2024, inspected the newly acquired aircraft in Bartlesville, Washington, United States, marking a pivotal moment for NCS…
4 Oct
The revelation by personnel of the Joint Border Patrol Team, that their two-and-a-half years’ Duty Travel Allowances (DTA), for accommodation and feeding have not been paid, is, to say the least, shocking and inhumane.
11 Sep
Some 82 indigenous companies, which are into barge operations are at the risk of shutting down, which could render over 26,000 people unemployed.
23 Aug
Sir: Like a sore thump, fuel smuggling has defied different remedies. Relatively cheaper, or subsidised fuel, has created a lucrative black market for smugglers, resulting in substantial economic losses for the nation and creating shortages that affect everyday citizens.
19 Aug
Sir: It is not often that a leader successfully maintains a delicate balance between the nation’s challenging economic concerns and calls for better governance.
14 Aug
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced new guidelines for the implementation of a zero per cent duty rate and Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption on selected basic food items. NCS spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Maiwada said the zero per cent duty rate policy follows a presidential directive aimed…
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