The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 25.5 kilograms of cocaine aboard the Brazilian vessel MV San Antonio, highlighting the growing sophistication of drug trafficking networks in West Africa and the intensified measures Nigerian authorities are taking to combat them. The narcotics, packed in 24 parcels inside five bags, were discovered during […]
…As Senate queries Agency over non- remittance of surpluses The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) declared on Thursday that it had generated N573 billion between January and May this year from total targeted revenue of N957 billion for the 2020 fiscal year. The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, stated this during an interactive session on […]
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Border Drill Operation Sector 4 in Katsina state has said it seized various goods with duty paid value worth N3.2 billion from January 2020 to date. Sector Coordinator, Border Drill Operation Sector 4, Katsina, Aliyu Mohammed, in-charge of the north -west zone, said within the period, it made 801 seizures […]
Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Boards of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) and Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF). The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun who inaugurated the Boards on Thursday at the Ministry’s Auditorium in Abuja charged the Members, especially Chairmen on Accountability […]
…Say N774m under recovery daily The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Customs Service(NCS) moves to partner to stop the spate of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) diversion from Nigeria to broader countries. Also , the NNPC, has sounded the alarm on the proliferation of fuel stations in communities with international land and coastal […]
It will take a while for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to recover from the imbroglio that marked their August 31, 2013 national convention when seven governors led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar stormed out of the convention ground, held at the Eagles Square Abuja, citing imposition of candidate, impunity and lack of internal […]
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali(retd), had lauded the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh for organising agricultural training for officer and men of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Describing agricultural sector as having a pre-eminent role in boosting Nigeria’s economy, Ali noted this when he led a […]
• Says partnership’llaideconomic growth The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has expressed the willingness of the agency to partner with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to bring the desired growth and development to the Nigerian maritime industry and by extension the Nigerian economy. The proposed areas […]
The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, has declared two of its senior officers wanted over the importation of 661 pump-action rifles. The arms, which were intercepted at the Lagos port, were concealed with steel doors and other merchandise goods. The wanted officers are Abdulahi I, an assistant superintendent of customs (ASC), with service number 44483 and […]