Nigeria Customs Service
6 Jun
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone 'B' Kaduna of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a consignment of pangolin scales and its derivatives in Kebbi State worth N3.95 billion.
5 Jun
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, strengthened its commitment to the Trade Modernisation Project (TMP) under a Public-Private
5 Jun
The presidential fiscal policy and tax reforms committee has proposed the restructuring of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) into the
5 Jun
The Western Marine Command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, handed over 17 sacks containing 1,257 loaves of Cannabis
4 Jun
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has confirmed the accidental killing of a smuggler in the Badagry area of Lagos State. The Public Relations Officer, FOU Zone A, Mr. Theophilus Duniya, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Badagry. Duniya said that a group of…
21 May
Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone “B” Kaduna, have interrupted two separate consignments containing bones and dried donkey meat, as well as other contraband worth over N3 billion. The Comptroller of the Unit, Mr. Ahmadu Shuaibu, made this known while briefing newsmen on the interceptions made in the zone from…
21 May
On May 7, 2024, I visited the headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja to try to find out why and how I was charged N174,981.00
13 May
The new Area Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, Mr James Ojo, has appealed to Nigerians to support the policy of the Federal Government towards revamping the nation’s economy.
10 May
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 148 units of military drones valued at N7.8 million and fake $1.25 million bills intercepted at the Lagos airport to the Nigerian Army and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos.
20 Apr
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is set to investigate the mob action incident, which led to the death of one of its personnel, Customs Assistant ll Auwal Haruna, in Katsina State.
19 Apr
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tin Can Island Port (TCIP) command has reported a 95.3 per cent increase in non-oil exports in the first quarter of 2024, compared to the same period last year.
19 Apr
The Oyo/Osun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 53 seized sacks of fake pharmaceutical drugs worth N1.7 billion to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for destruction and further investigations.
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