Officers of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted live ammunition, sea cucumbers, donkey genitals and Tramadol worth N5.7 billion at the Lagos airport.

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, said it arrested 29 individuals in connection with 206 seizures comprising 21 trailer loads of foreign parboiled rice, 1,569 cartons of foreign frozen poultry products, and 2,705 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit, valued at N2.8b in the first quarter of 2024.

In a bid to strengthen trade relations and checkmate smuggling activities within the Nigeria Customs Service, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi recently undertook a series of courtesy visits to different stakeholders in the North West Zone of Nigeria. The visits were strategically aimed at fostering cooperation, understanding the challenges faced…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it would deploy an electronic cargo tracking system to address the delay in the movement of goods in transit. The NCS said it would work closely with shipping lines through the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) to resolve any issue hindering the timely clearance of goods at the ports. The…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 15 trucks containing food items in Sokoto State as part of its efforts to prevent smuggling which has aggravated the rising cost of commodities in the country.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has adopted range of new technologies towards tackling smuggling and facilitate trade in Nigerian seaports and land borders. The latest effort geared towards that is the “Virtual Reality Tech” and the Time Release Study”, which are digital technologies aimed at enhancing operations through digital monitoring. The Comptroller-General Customs (CGC) Bashir…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) member countries in Europe, United States of America (USA) and Asia to launch the Time Release Study (TRS), a tool for effective cargo clearance and trade facilitation.   The launch of the TRS by NCS is in collaboration with the World Trade Organisation…

Amid existing economic challenges and moves to jerk up the N5.1 trillion revenue of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) from the second half of this year to stave borrowings, port users have said the move would increase inflation, as businesses would hugely be affected.

Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have, in the last one month, seized about 60 smuggled items worth N845.1 million in the southwest region of the country.

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has assured that the National Single Window will come on stream this year.

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has lamented the low trade volume in Africa and the stagnant growth in the continent’s trade.

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, announced a partnership with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to facilitate trade on the continent. It also highlighted the stagnated growth of African trade system at 14 to 15 per cent over the past few years. NCS Comptroller-General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, while speaking during a meeting with…