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27 Dec
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the commencement of its recruitment exercise, noting that the process is free and fair. Customs cautioned Nigerians to beware of scammers who may exploit unsuspecting victims during the process. The NCS invites applications for various positions within the Superintendent, Inspector, and Customs Assistant cadres. This follows the Service’s…
20 Dec
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Command, has intercepted goods with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N229,112,424.00 in its latest operations. The contrabands, which included 2, 169 bags of foreign parboiled rice, each weighing 50kg alongside a 1, 128 parcels of Cannabis sativa, commonly known as Indian Hemp, were among the illegal…
18 Dec
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, approved the promotion of 1,419 junior officers to various ranks, marking a significant milestone in its workforce development. This decision was finalized during the 10th Management recently meeting and chaired by the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. In a statement issued by the National Public…
9 Oct
The Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it generated N78.524 billion revenue between January and September. Mr. Dauda Chana, the Area Comptroller, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kano. NAN reports that the Kano area command covers Kano and Jigawa states.…
7 Oct
The Apapa Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it collected N1.61 trillion in the third quarter of 2024. Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, who made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lagos, said that the figure was higher than N1.17 trillion collected as total revenue in the…
5 Sep
The Spokesperson for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Abdullahi Maiwada, has said the service has collected N277.5 billion on import duties in August. Maiwada made the disclosure during the monthly news conference organized by the Strategic Communication Inter-agency Policy Committee (SCIPC) and hosted by the NCS on Thursday in Abuja. The spokesperson said that…
2 Jun 2024
The Federal Operations Unit C (FOUC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has urged car dealers in the South-East and South-South zones to
15 May 2024
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) to boost both countries' import-export operations and favour the businesses of micro small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria.
7 May 2024
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N672.1 billion between January and April this year. The outgoing Area Controller, Babajide Jaiyeoba, said this during his handing over and retirement from service in Lagos on Monday. He said that the command generated a record-breaking revenue of N182 billion in April alone, the highest…
3 May 2024
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday, unveiled an advance ruling system to enhance trade facilitation and meet the N5.07 trillion revenue target set by the federal government for 2024.
24 Apr 2024
The newly deployed Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kola Oladeji, has vowed to go tough on smugglers and facilitate legitimate trade across the Southwest region of the country.
19 Apr 2024
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned the public not to fall for a video suggesting it is auctioning vehicles. NCS on Friday refuted the video with scandalous narration announcing a purported auction of vehicles. Customs issued a statement on Friday to alert the general public on the video while warning them not to fall…

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