Nigeria Customs
15 Apr
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has met with the Customs Administration of Benin Republic to facilitate trade operations and ensure efficient management of cross-border activities for the mutual benefit of both nations.
15 Mar
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Command, has intercepted some arms and ammunition, military uniforms allegedly being smuggled into the country by some criminals.
26 Feb
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the temporary suspension of a food distribution initiative aimed at alleviating hardships faced by Nigerians. The programme, launched last Friday, involved the disposal of seized edible goods deemed fit for consumption. The pilot exercise, held at the NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in Yaba, Lagos, initially went smoothly, according…
25 Jan
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has inaugurated the Student Senior Course 10 and Junior Course 18 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC). Adeniyi, who was represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Saidu Galadima, urged participants to seize the golden opportunity to add…
19 Jan
The Nigeria Customs Service said it has revamped its e-auction platform for transparent disposal of seized and overtime goods, aligning with the new Customs Service Act. The upgraded platform which was launched on Tuesday, 16 January 2024, according to a statement by Customs spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, is accessible at https://auction.nigeriatradehub.gov.ng. Maiwada said the upgraded website…
10 Jan
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, Lagos, on Wednesday said it generated a sum of N5.94 billion in 2023. Timi Bomodi, Comptroller Seme Command, disclosed this to newsmen during the decorations of newly promoted customs officers in the command. According to Bomodi, the command’s revenue target for year 2023 was N1, 966,000,000 only. “As…
10 Jan
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected N1.172 trillion in revenues from Apapa Port in 2023. Area Controller of the NCS at the ports, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba, made the declaration on Wednesday in Lagos during the decoration of newly-promoted officers and men of the command. He noted that the officers decorated on Wednesday contributed immensely to…
21 Dec
A native of Guinea identified as Mamoduo Barete has been sentenced to two years imprisonment in Nigeria for wildlife trafficking. The Nigeria Customs Service in a statement on Thursday confirmed this after Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Lagos convicted and sentenced Barete for trafficking and trading Pangolin Scales, a prohibited and Endangered…
13 Dec
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, revealed plans to embark on a radiological and nuclear detection program aimed at fortifying the nation's security against the smuggling of nuclear materials. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, said this in Abuja, during the inauguration of a 4-Day Capacity Building Workshop organized by the World Customs Organization…
17 Nov
The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, apprehended a passenger, Ifeanacho Marcellinus Ugbor, with fake $10,000 US en route to Brazil. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Charles Orbih, revealed this to newsmen at the Command on Wednesday, 15th November 2023. According to Orbih, The CAC disclosed that the 41-year-old Nigerian was scheduled to…
13 Nov
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a crucial scam alert regarding the escalating activities of fraudulent entities preying on unsuspecting individuals through social media platforms, falsely claiming association with the NCS for purposes of auctions or recruitment.
15 Oct 2023
The acting Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has commended the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Technology Conference and Exhibition for exposing participants to advanced technological solutions required to address complex customs challenges.
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