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NASS mandates NCS to block leakages, ensure achieving N10.5 trn revenue in 2025

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By Tom Okpe The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance, has unanimously mandated authorities of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to block leakages, put up necessary stringent measures, to achieve its target of N10.5 trillion revenue, for the year 2025. This was agreed upon, at the joint

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NASS mandates NCS to block leakages, ensure achieving N10.5 trn 2025, revenue

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By Tom Okpe The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance, has unanimously mandated authorities of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to block leakages, put up necessary stringent measures, to achieve its target of N10.5 trillion revenue, for the year 2025. This was agreed upon, at the joint Committees of the Senate and the House of […]

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NCS says ban on sales of carbonated drinks, affecting revenue generation

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By Tom Okpe Comptroller General of the Nigeria Custom Service, NCS, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi has said ban on sales of carbonated drinks by the National Agency for Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has affected revenue generation of the agency. Adeniyi told the House of Representatives Committee on Finance revenue, monitoring exercise with all Federal Government […]

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House C’ttee, NCS proposes N6trn revenue in 2024

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By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation and the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS) have resolved to increase the 2024 revenue target of the service to N6 trillion. This is against the initial N5 trillion proposed by the NCS as its targeted revenue for the year, 2024. Chairman of the Committee, Rep Abubakar […]

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Assets Disposal: NPA, NCS risk arrest for evading legislative summons

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By Temitope Adebayo The managing director of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) Mohammed Bello-Kokoand Comptroller General, Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi are at risk of being issued with a warrant of arrest for evading legislative summons. This is as the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee, investigating the disposal of public property between 2010 and

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NCS generates N2.60trn in revenue in 2022

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected N200.16billion in revenue in 2022 and withdrew N128.64 billion (5%) as the cost of collection. This represents a 17.4 percent rise compared to N83.51 billion received by the agency as a collection in 2021. The figure was captured in recent revenue data released by the […]

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NCS hands over N1.4bn seized expired drugs to NAFDAC

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2023 0

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, has handed over seized expired drugs, valued at about N1.4 billion to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The FOU Zone A Acting Controller of the Service, DCG Kehinde Ejibunu, did the handing over on Tuesday at the service […]

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Haliru Nababa confirmed as comptroller-general of prisons

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2021 0

The appointment of Haliru Nababa as the new comptroller-general of the Nigerian Correctional Service has been confirmed by the Senate (NCS). After considering the report of the red chamber’s interior committee on Wednesday, the red chamber confirmed Nababa’s appointment. Dailytimes recalls that on February 18, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Nababa as the

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NCS Alert: Expired seasoning cubes in circulation

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2020 0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned Nigerians against the purchase of expired “Ninido seasoning cubes” which is currently in circulation. The NCS made this known in a memo dated August 19, and signed by Hassan Sabo, comptroller (enforcement). It noted that the products had expired since June 28, 2019. According to the document, titled […]

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Court orders arrest of ex- customs boss, Dikko over fraud charges

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Inde Dikko. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, who gave the order, said the defendant (Dikko) should be brought to court on March 16, for arraignment over alleged fraud by the prosecuting […]

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NCS Lagos receives new recruits

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2019 0

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NSC), Lagos command has received over 70 new recruits to enhance it efficiency in the state. The NCS Lagos Command Public Relation Officer, Supt. Rotimi Oladokun, disclosed on Saturday. READ ALSO NGO trains community health, development activists Oladokun said the new personnel were transferred to the command as a result of […]

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Police re-arrest escaped prisoner in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2019 0

Enugu state Police Command says it has re-arrested Gideon Balogun, a prisoner that escaped from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) in Enugu in 2017. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement on Thursday said Balogun, who hailed from Edo state, was re-arrested on August 21, in Emene, an outskirt of Enugu metropolis. […]

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Notorious land grabber and hired killer arrested in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 25 June 2019

A Customs Officer, Assistant Superintendent, Yakubu Shuaibu, has been shot dead in an ambush by suspected smugglers in Ogun State. According to the spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Jerry Attah, another officer sustained gunshot wounds when the attackers laid ambush and opened fire on their way back […]

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NAFDAC, Customs to tackle counterfeit drugs, substandard products

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2018 0

The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in conjunction with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has established a joint committee to strengthen and tackle the influx of counterfeit drugs and substandard regulated products into the country. Speaking at the setting up of an eight man joint committee the Director General of NAFDAC, […]

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NCS intercepts bus carrying military uniforms, boots

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2018 0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday said a Volkswagen bus carrying military camouflage and boots had been intercepted by her men. The items, which were imported from Benin Republic was intercepted along Ijevu-Ode road while being conveyed by two persons who have also been arrested. Customs Controller in charge of the Federal Operations Unit […]

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Customs seizes contraband worth N81m

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2018 0

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos, said on Thursday that it had seized contraband valued at N81 million in the last one month. Benjamin Binga, the new Comptroller of Customs, Western Marine Command, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Binga said the seizures in Idiroko, […]

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Smuggling: Customs seeks improved synergy with sister security agencies

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2018 0

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), has sought for improved synergy among sister security agencies in the country towards ensuring that smuggling activities are brought to the minimal level. The NCS Assistant Controller General (ACG), in charge of Zone ‘A’, Aminu Dahiru, stated this while addressing officers and men of the Command at the Command’s office […]

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Customs intercepts containers with arms, ammunition in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2018 0

The operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command in Apapa have intercepted catches of arms and ammunition in two separate operations on July 9 and 10 respectively. The intercepted containers were said to contain 416 rounds of different calibre live ammunition, 28 pieces of various sizes of Jack knives and one […]

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Customs FOU ‘A’ nets over N8.6bn

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2018 0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, Lagos said over N8.6 billion was made as revenue from January to June 2018. The Controller of the Unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba who disclosed this on Sunday via a press statement said the amount was made through seizures, duty payments, demand notices on […]

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NCS Tincan Island Port rakes in over N237bn as revenue

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tincan Island Port Apapa Lagos have raked in over N237billion as revenue for the Federal Government between January and October 2017. This figure is said to be higher when compared to the over N207 billion made as revenue in the corresponding period of 2016. The Controller of the command, Comptroller […]