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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated ₦1.585 trillion from 51 companies under its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme. Disclosing this in a statement on Thirsday, NCS National Public Relations Officer, Dr Abdullahi Maiwada, said the programme accounted for 21.77 per cent of the service’s revenue collection of ₦7.281 trillion …

A suspected car smuggler identified as Abdulwasiu Salawudeen has been arrested in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State for killing a Custom officer, Aminu Abdullahi in the line of duty while attempting to smuggle in one Toyota Corolla. The Kebbi State Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service, Dr …

No fewer than 15 suspected smugglers have been arrested by the Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The Controller of the Command, Bamidele Makinde, said the suspects were arrested by officials of the NCS at different locations in the State. According to Makinde, they were nabbed …

The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it impounded smuggled items worth over N5 billion in the year 2022. This is as the command also generated a revenue of N97,887,777.50 in the year under review. Customs Controller, Bamidele Makinde, said this while presenting the 2022 …

The Niger and Kogi Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has seized 253.6 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis sativa, worth N20.6 million in Abuja and Lokoja. NCS Area Controller, Niger/Kogi command, Mr Busayo Kadejo, disclosed this on Tuesday in Minna while handing over the suspected weeds to National …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, said it seized smuggled items valued at N13.9 billion in Southwest in 2022.The unit said it also arrested 176 suspects in connection with the smuggled items in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states in the period under …

There are indications that the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, is set to surpass 2022 revenue target as it has already recorded N2.5 trillion in 11 months to November 2022, representing 98 per cent of the N3.1 trillion target set by the Federal Government. Confirming this to Vanguard Maritime Report in an …

For the first time in Nigeria, the country’s major revenue generation and collection agency, Federal Inland Revenue Service with the acronym “FIRS” broke the jinx and did wonders for the country. FIRS recorded N6.405 trn revenue in 2021 thus surpassing its target by more than 100 percent. What a great …

When Nigeria closed her borders last year, part of the reason was to combat the incidence of smuggling. The customs recorded a lot of impounding at the entry points. President Buhari on Tuesday ordered that 150 trucks of impounded rice be distributed to the poor and needy. An aide on …

Nigeria’s government says it has arrested 296 illegal immigrants since the closure of its border on 2 August, 2019. Lai Mohammed, the country’s Minister of Information and Culture is upbeat that the closure of the nation’s  land borders has yielded positive results, contrary to views of teeming Nigerians. In August, …