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Customs invades Ibadan market, carts away truckloads of foreign rice

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2021 0

Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone A invaded Oja Oba Market in Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday and carted away truckloads of foreign bags of rice The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the officers broke into shops and warehouses in the

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Why It’s difficult to stop Arms Smuggling—CG Customs

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2021 0

The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Ahmadu Ali on Thursday told the House of Representatives that the Agency is yet to contain the smuggling of arms into the country because the smugglers are protected by members of border communities. The Comptroller General made the revelation at the Agency’s 2020/2021 Budget defence session organized by the […]

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Customs generates N17bn from seizures

Ihesiulo Grace 13 July 2020 0

Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted contrabands, and raised debit notes from erring importers worth N17billion. According to the Customs Area Controller(CAC) of the unit, Ag. Comptroller Usman Yahaya, the generated sum was made from January to June 2020. Speaking to journalists at the unit’s headquarters in Ikeja, […]

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Court strikes out suit filed by widow against NCS

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

The National Industrial Court, Abuja on Monday struck out a suit filed by the widow of a dismissed deceased officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Dr. Jemila Aruna, challenging the termination of her husband’s appointment after his death. The judge, Justice Oyejoju Oyewumi, struck out the suit following an application by Dr. Aruna’s counsel, […]

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Piracy: Nigeria Customs intercepts pirated books worth N20m

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

Lagos – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in collaboration with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has intercepted 672 cartons of pirated books worth N20 million. The Director Public Affairs, NCC Mr Vincent Oyefeso, made this known during an inspection of the intercepted pirated books at the Tin-Can Port, Apapa Lagos, on Thursday. The intercepted pirated […]

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2019 Elections: Nigerian Customs intercept truck load of police uniforms

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2019 0

Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A,’ Nigeria Customs Service, said it intercepted bales of uniforms, tear gas canisters and other paraphernalia of the Nigeria Police Force. The command revealed that the uniforms that were intercepted along Lagos road were concealed in a Toyota Sienna space bus heading out of […]

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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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Seme Customs command records N438m revenue in May – Spokesman

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2018 0

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, on Monday, said it generated N438.6 million revenue in May. The command’s spokesperson, Mr Saidu Abdullahi, said the command was ready to explore all avenues in order to exceed the target of the year. “In the month of May, the command generated the sum of N438, 680 964 as […]

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Customs: 95 suspects arrested, over N2 billion generated as revenue

Ihesiulo Grace 24 July 2017 0

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, said it arrested 95 suspects between January and July for various smuggling activities and generated over N2 billion as revenue within the given period. The Controller of the unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba, who disclosed this via a press statement issued on Sunday stated that […]