The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has continued to attract recognition for its forward-thinking approach to public communication. Last Monday,, the service headquarters in Abuja hosted renowned artificial intelligence strategist and digital consultant, Dr. Celestine Achi. Achi, author of AI-Powered PR: The Essential Guide for Communications Leaders to Master Artificial Intelligence, was received by the National Public Relations Officer of the …

The Zonal Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘A’, Lagos, Assistant Controller General (ACG) Charles Orbih, has attributed recent revenue surge of the Service as a direct consequence of it’s transformation agenda. The ACG made the assertion midweek, when he made a working visit to the Seme border Customs command. He spoke just as the host, Customs Area …

The federal government has postponed recruitment process into the paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior. In a statement by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), on Wednesday night, the federal government said the recruitment process earlier slated for 26th June, 2025, will now begin almost 20 days later. ‘The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration …

The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted suspected explosive materials, including corrosive mercury, concealed inside five cartons of holy books. The intercepted dangerous items of six canisters of mercury suspected to be components of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), signposts a major achievement of the Area Command in recent times. During a media briefing on Wednesday, …

Rumour of killer rice in circulation in Lagos and Ogun States circulated widely on Wednesday, with the purveyors claiming that the situation arose from the distribution of the seized product by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). But the NCS described the situation as ‘unfounded and baseless’. WhatsApp and other social networks’ users shared the voice notes which warned others against …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board on Tuesday (29 April 2025), held its 62nd regular meeting at the Service’s Headquarters in Abuja, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun. The high-powered delegation to the meeting also used the occasion to assess the Service’s first-quarter performance and chart the path forward. The board …

As economic hardship bites harder, importation of used vehicles has recorded a significant decline with diesel or semi-diesel engine, of cylinder capacity 2500cc dropping by 65.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to N354.8 billion in 2024 from N1.04 trillion in 2023. The decline also reflects the effect of continuous increase in import duty, levies and taxes on that category of imports. …

Stakeholders’ in the maritime business have lauded the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, for prevailing on government to suspend the four per cent Free-on-Board (FOB) value on imports into the country. FoB value is an instrument used by Customs Administrations to assess import duties and taxes in which freight and insurance costs are excluded. …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC), Katsina Command, Commandant of Corps Aminu Ahmed, alongside the Customs Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Katsina Area Command, Comptroller of Customs, Idris Abba-Aji, have on Monday pledged to collaborate towards curbing trans-border crimes and others in the State. This was made known when the NSCDC Commander, Ahmed, paid a familiarisation …

After years of failed attempts to implement the international trade’s Single Window in Nigeria, the Comptroller-General General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has identified factors that undermine every effort put into the project, while suggesting preferred ways to make it work. According to the World Customs Organisation (WCO), a Single Window is a trade facilitation concept …