The operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs including cannabis indica, prohibited codeine, and other illicit drugs from Canada and India at Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. The NCS Comptroller-General, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this in Lagos on Friday, June 14, 2024. Adeniyi …
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Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has dismissed reports about his age and record of service doing the rounds in the media as false. He said he would not be distracted from rendering quality service to the nation. He stated that he was committed to …
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Mr Paul Bamisaiye, the Controller of Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says the command has intercepted 17 sacks of hemp valued at N96 million. Bamisaiye made the disclosure while handing over the seized bags of hemp to the NDLEA for further investigation on Tuesday in …
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THE Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has launched an investigation into the death of Mr Abdullahi Magaji, a serving officer at the customs headquarters in Abuja. Magaji was a resident of resided of Farm Centre Quarters, Kano. The Area Controller of Customs, Kan/Jigawa, Dauda Chana, told the …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported a significant interception at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Newsextra24 reports that between January and April this year, officers seized fake $1.2 million notes, 148 drones, and five cryptocurrency machines. The confiscated items were handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, says it has seized contraband goods worth N380.37 million in Duty Paid Value(DPV) in the last three weeks. The new Area Comptroller, Mr James Ojo, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abeokuta. Ojo said that the items were …
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THE Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N672.1 billion between January and April this year. The outgoing Area Controller, Babajide Jaiyeoba, said this during his handing over and retirement from service in Lagos on Monday. He said that the command generated a record-breaking revenue of N182 billion …
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SUSPECTS believed to be hoodlums have reportedly attacked a Customs office in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The hoodlums were said to have injured an officer, while property was also damaged in the process. This was according to a statement made available to newsmen by the spokesperson for …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led government has suspended the 25 per cent penalty fee on improperly imported vehicles. The development was confirmed in a statement released on Friday by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada. According to Maiwada, the NCS had received instructions from the Minister …
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Adewale Adeniyi THE Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday, said that only President Bola Tinubu has the prerogative to reopen borders in the country. He stated this at an interaction session with members of the Kongolam border community in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State. Adeniyi, who …
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