Nigerian Customs Service
12 Nov
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 21 containers carrying banned drugs and a container of donkey skin at the Area 2 Command in Onne Port, Rivers State.
8 Oct
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has been urged to fully enforce its legal authority to stop, search, detain any person and arrest vessels on reasonable suspicion of criminal activities, such as smuggling, piracy, trafficking and other maritime crimes in a bid to strengthen maritime security and curb illegal activities on the nation's waters.
16 May
Less than 24 hours after the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) reduced the exchange rate for calculating import duty collections at the nation's seaports to N1,407.06/$1, it was raised to N1,502.136/$1.
3 Apr
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, reported a significant surge in revenue generation for the first quarter of 2024, saying it has generated a total of N1.34 trillion between January and March. It said that the records marked an impressive 122.35% increase in revenue collection compared to the same period in 2023. The Comptroller-General…
9 Mar
National Civil Society Council of Nigeria, (NCSCN), has said that the Nigerian Customs Service, (NCS), is not to blame for the stampede that occurred during the recent sale of subsidised rice in Lagos.
4 Mar
The Western Marine Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 1.7 million wraps of hemp it seized to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos.
15 Feb
Nigerians received a shocking Valentine's Day gift yesterday as the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) raised the import duty exchange rate to N1,481.482/$1, which is a 2.56 per cent increase from the existing benchmark.
13 Dec 2023
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, said it had begun investigations regarding an officer, who, in a viral video, was seen requesting N5,000 bribe at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
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