Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara state Command has said that it has generated well over N10 billion revenue to the coffer of the Federal Government between January and May 2024. The Customs Area Controller of the Command, Mr Faith Mathew Ojeifo who disclosed this in Ilorin on Thursday while addressing the press on the activities of the command in the …

Ahead of the implementation and the integration of the Port Community System (PCS), into the Single Window Project, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has recommended the adoption of a single document that will be accessible by every stakeholder involved in the clearance of cargoes with a view to eliminating bottlenecks militating against seamless cargo clearance. Speaking at a town hall …

The Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has raised alarm over the rate of reported cases of molestation and harassment of female travellers plying the Lagos-Abidjan trade corridor through the Seme border post. It was alleged that female travellers and traders on the route were being dragged into the bush by some security personnel and raped. Speaking …

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone D of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it intercepted 17,580 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N12.7 million between 19 April and 19 May 2024. The petroleum products were seized at Mubi and Yola axis in Adamawa State. Controller of the Unit, Comptroller Odaudu Salefu, disclosed this on Monday at a press …

The Customs Area Commander at Tincan Island Ports (TCIP) Comptroller Dera Nnadi, on Thursday, 18 April, announced that the command generated N303.9 billion in revenue in Q1 2024 as against N126.8 billion recorded in the same period of 2023. In a statement by the public relations officer of the port, Ngozi Okwara, Nnadi indicated that the income for the first …

The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Saturday, disclosed that it collected N489.6 billion from imports from 1st January 2024 to 31st March 2024. In a press statement by the command’s public relations officer, Usman Abubakar, the revenue for the first quarter of 2024, is over a hundred per cent higher than N212.5 billion which was collected during …

The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, announced that it generated N28.9 billion from cargoes imported into the country through the airport between January and February. By this, the command said it surpassed its January and February 2024, revenue target. Customs Area Controller, Mohammed Yusuf, also disclosed that the command intercepted 50 pieces of 9mm …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is expediting the implementation of its Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) to enhance its operations. Its Comptroller-General, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, made this known via a statement by Abdullahi Maiwada, NCS National Public Relations Officer, on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ECTS is a web-based solution used to …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended its food disposal initiative following a stampede that claimed seven lives on 23 February. The unfortunate incident was during the distribution of 25Kg bags of rice at its Zonal Headquarters, Yaba, Lagos State The service announced the suspension in a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Mr Abdullahi Maiwada, on Monday. Maiwada …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has debunked the allegation that it collected N10,000 as duties to the Federal Government on its e-auction window for sales of seized vehicles. The information, the NCS said, was misleading and misrepresenting the fact of the matter. It said the vehicles had a reserved price of N400,000. The auction process, Customs National Public Relations Officer …