Business

Customs accuse Air Peace of trying to blackmail it over imports duties on Commercial aircrafts

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2021 0

Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has said that Air Peace is deliberately trying to blackmail the service with threats to shut down as a result of the presumed “service defiance” of the extant regulations governing the aviation industry. This was contained in a

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EndSARS: Seme Customs intercepts contraband worth over N182.8 million

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2020 0

Chioma Joseph, Lagos The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has made 128 different seizures with a Duty Paid Value  (DPV) of over N182.8 million during the #EndSARS unrest, Daily Times reports. The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Bello Jibo, who made the disclosure during a press briefing on Monday, said the […]

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Customs nab Dubai-bound passenger with 2,886 ATM cards

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2020 0

The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has apprehended a suspect in possession of 2,886 Automated Teller Machine(ATM) cards, which it has handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Daily Times gathered that the suspect was caught at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, where he had attempted to […]

Crime

Alleged unlawful dismissal: Court strikes out widow’s suit against Nigeria Customs

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

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

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Why contraband items still come into the country– Customs

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says ingenuity deployed by criminals or smugglers has made it possible for contraband items to come into the country. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah said this in an interview in Abuja on Wednesday. Customs intercepts N40m contraband concealed in gas cylinders Attah explained that there were so […]

Crime

2 Customs officers feared dead in attack by gunmen in Niger

Ihesiulo Grace 17 December 2019 0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Niger Area command, on Tuesday confirmed the killing of two officers of the command by armed gunmen while on duty. Abba Kassim, Comptroller of Customs in charge of Niger/Kogi Area Command made the disclosure this in an interview in Minna. Court remands charcoal seller in police custody for alleged cheating Kassim […]

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Customs Service inaugurates Area Command in Kebbi, controller assumes duty

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has inaugurated Area Command in Kebbi, according to its Public Relations Officer, Nasiru Manga. Manga,who said this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday, said the creation of the  Area Command was to boost administrative, convenience, efficiency and revenue generation of the Service, adding that the move  was also […]

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Border closure: All goods through land borders remain banned — NCS boss

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col Hameed Ali, says all goods through land borders remain banned with the recent partial border closure announced by Federal Government. Ali made this known at a joint news conference with his counterpart from Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Mohammed Babandede, in Abuja on Monday. He explained that […]

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Border closure: Joint security operatives seize N1.4bn items – CG

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hammed Ali, said operatives of the ongoing Joint Border Security had seized items worth N1.4 billion since the partial closure of borders. Ali disclosed this during a joint news conference with his counterpart from the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Mohammed Babandede, in Abuja on Monday. The […]

Business

How N2.5trn seaports annual loss affecting FG’s ease of doing business -Report

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

Corruption and exercise of discretionary powers by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other port officials have had huge implications for the Federal Government ease of doing business in Nigerian seaports and terminals, leading to a revenue loss of about N2.5 trillion annually in the ports industry. This is contained in a report made available […]

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Customs intercepts N1.6m cannabis Sativa, rotten ponmo in Seme

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2019 0

Temitope Adebayo The Seme Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has intercepted one white Scania truck carrying rotten hide and skin popularly known as ‘Ponmo’, 146 parcels of Cannabis Sativa concealed in one red Toyota Highlander jeep and 5,204 bags of 50kg foreign rice, which is equivalent to nine trailers smuggled into […]

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Nigeria Customs increases revenue to N5.5bn daily, says NCS boss

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2019

Temitope Adebayo The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has increased its revenue generation to the region of N5.5 billion daily, the Comptroller-General (CGC), Hameed Ali revealed. The Customs boss disclosed this during a working visit to the headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) in Lagos. The CGC, who was represented at

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LCCI tasks FG on necessary reforms in NCS

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2019 0

The Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Muda Yusuf, has called on the Federal Government to demonstrate a stronger political will to bring about necessary reforms in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Yusuf said customs clearing procedures are still fraught with irregularities and arbitrary charges, which he said is not inconsistent with the