Nigeria Customs Service
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.
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.
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