THE Nigeria Customs Service, Port Terminal Multiservices Limited Command, has announced the integration of 25 banks into the B’Odogwu platform to address delays in transaction processes and other challenges being faced during cargo clearance at the ports. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the PTML Customs Area Controller, …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, has handed over illicit drugs worth N117.59 million to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Comptroller of the command, Mr James Ojo, disclosed this during the handing over of the drugs to Mr Olusegun Adeyeye, the Commander of NDLEA, …
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THE Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it had collected N2.01 trillion revenue as at November 19, 2024. The Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, made the disclosure while addressing officers and men on a parade on Wednesday in Lagos. Olomu said the …
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THE Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has generated N1.046 trillion in revenue between January and October. It also intercepted 16 containers of illicit drugs. The command Controller, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, made the disclosure in Lagos on Thursday. Nnadi said that it was the first …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted four 40-foot containers filled with illicit drugs valued at N1.18 billion. The operation, conducted by customs officers at two terminals, prevented the smuggling of 236,783 bottles of cough syrup containing codeine, a substance banned by the Federal Government. In a …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acquired a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B aircraft as part of its efforts to enhance its air patrol and surveillance operations. The Comptroller – General (C-G) of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this known in a statement issued by the service’s Spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Sunday …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the appointment and redeployment of six new management staff to carry out the constitutional duties of the service. The service’s Spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Maiwada said the appointment was approved by the Comptroller -General …
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DESPITE President Bola Tinubu’s June announcement suspending import duties and tariffs on essential food items for six months, Nigerian importers claim they are still being forced to pay these fees. The presidential directive aimed to curb soaring prices of food, raw materials, and manufacturing inputs, and also covered agricultural production …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has recorded a 127 per cent increase in revenue in the first half of 2024 compared to 2023. The service’s National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Maiwada said the service’s Mid-Year Performance indicated …
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AN officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B in Kaduna State, Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo, has been killed by a suspected smuggler in the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Federal Operations Unit, SP Isah Sulaiman, on Saturday, July 13, …
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