Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, has urged President Bola Tinubu to open land borders to enhance food security in the country. He stated this during a courtesy visit by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday in Kano. Kabir-Yusuf, who lamented the harsh economic condition being...
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The Federal Operations Unit (Zone `A’) of the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted and seized different contraband goods valued at N751.1 billion in February. Controller in charge of the zone, Mr Hussein Ejibunu told newsmen in Lagos on Friday that 3,779 (50kg) bags of foreign rice equivalent to seven...
Nigeria Customs on stand-by for Illela/ Niger Republic border opening BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) has said it is on high alert awaiting last order for the formal opening of Illela/Niger Republic border. Making this assertion Tuesday when the...
The Narcotic Commander, NDLEA, Mr Paul Ahom, and the Customs Controller of the Western Marine Command, Odaudu Salefu, during the handover of cannabis in Lagos on Monday. The Western Marine Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 1.7 million wraps of hemp it seized to...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCa) has intercepted fake pharmaceuticals with Duty Paid Value of N1.4 billion at its Oyo-Osun Area Command. The Area Controller, Dr Ben Oramalugo, told newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan that the drugs were mainly antibiotics packed in sacks and could be more dangerous than...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is partnering with the Directorate-General Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) of the European Union (EU), to facilitate trade, monitor export and documentations in Nigeria. The Comptroller-General (CG) of customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this after a meeting with the DG TAXUD on Tuesday...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto -. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said the planned nationwide subsidized disposal of seized grains to Nigerians has been temporary suspended over stampede that led to the lost of some lives at customs office in Yaba, Lagos State. The National Public Relations Officer of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi said he is saddened that Nigerians are losing their lives in their desperate quest to buy cheaper food in the face of the growing hunger and starvation in the country. NATIONAL...
No fewer than 4,000 persons in Lagos benefitted on Friday from the sale of rice seized by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). Comptroller-General of the NCS, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, had on Thursday directed that the seized rice be sold to members of the public at a subsidised rate...
By EMMANUEL ANKELI, Sokoto – Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in compliance with the directive from President Bola Tinubu has began direct disbursement of seized food items to Nigerians to help cushion the effect of food insecurity in the country. The disbursement which is expected to take place in...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 15 trucks containing food items in Sokoto State as part of its efforts to prevent smuggling which has aggravated the rising cost of commodities in the country. Mr Abubakar Chafe, Spokesperson, NCS, Sokoto Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) joint border patrol team sector IV has seized consignment of sex enhancement drugs worth N19.6 duty paid value in Sokoto state. The Coordinating Comptroller, Mr Kolapo Oladeji, made this known while briefing newsmen in Sokoto. He said that trucks of food items were...
The Senate has approved 2024 budget of N5.079 trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the 2024 fiscal year. The approval followed adoption of recommendations of report of Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs on Thursday at plenary. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Jibrin...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has dismissed as false the claim that its operatives caused an accident in Jibia town, Jibia Local Government of Katsina State. The spokesman of the unit, Mr Isa Suleiman, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command, has intercepted 56.39kg of cocaine and 955kg of Colorado Indica (marijuana) smuggled from South Africa and Canada with street value of N4.3 billion. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said this in a media conference on Thursday in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria Customs services (NCS) has upgraded its Electronic Auction (e-auction) platform in line with its commitment to continuously improve its services. The spokesman of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, announced the relaunch of the platform, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. The...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun II Area Command, has released a detained bullion van with N24.489.500.00 belonging to Access Bank Plc in Abeokuta. The Service in a statement on Sunday via its X (formerly Twitter) handle, said Bullion van was impounded in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In a remarkable display of commitment to both personal well-being and the success of the Nigeria Customs Service, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR undertook a 6.6-kilometer ‘Walk Life Balance’ at the iconic Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has said it cannot afford to disappoint the country in realising its N5 trillion revenue target for 2024. Its Comptroller General, Adewale Adeniyi, said this shortly after decorating some promoted officers of the service on Thursday, in Abuja Adeniyi, while urging the personnel...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has planned to generate N6 trillion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for the Federal Government in 2024. The NCS Comptroller-General, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, stated this at the 2024 budget defense before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation on Monday in Abuja. Adeniyi...