The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday, said its latest findings showed that the quality and price of Nigeria’s Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, were the key factors causing the persistent smuggling of PMS out of the country. It also announced a monthly rise in its revenue generation from an average of N202 billion to N343 billion, representing …

The acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday, announced that Nigerian importers would soon be able to clear their goods from the ports in Cotonou, Benin Republic. He disclosed this in Abuja at the end of a two-day working visit by the director-general and senior officials of the customs service of Benin Republic. Customs personnel …

The Apapa Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it collected N676 billion revenue in the first eight months of this year. While handing over to his successor, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba in Lagos on Tuesday, former Controller of the command, Assistant Comptroller General Auwal Mohammed urged officers of the command to rededicate themselves to service and surpass government expectations in …

To ensure the efficiency and integrity of the Customs Duty Collection system, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thurday, announced the suspension of two Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) from collecting import duty on behalf of the service. This is said to be due to the banks’ inability to accurately and timely remit the essential funds for national development. According to …

Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has approved key appointments and redeployment of senior officers. The redeployment and promotion, it was learnt, followed the retirement of some top officers and moves to achieve the service’s core mandates of revenue generation, anti-smuggling, and trade facilitation. According to The Nation, Comptrollers, Florence Ogar-Modey and Queen Ogbudu have been appointed …

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have pledged to boost exports and facilitate trade. They renewed their synergy when NPA’s Managing Director, Mohammed Bello-Koko visited Customs’ Acting Comptroller General, Bashir Adewale, at Customs Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting focused on ease of export processing by eliminating procedural bottlenecks causing delays affecting competitiveness of Nigerian goods, especially agro-allied …

The Kebbi State Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 1,080 pieces of donkey skin alongside 371 parcels of cannabis sativa in the state. The Area Controller of NCS in the state, Dr Ben Oramalugo, who disclosed this at a press conference on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi, said the value of the seized items was N164,815,629. He said, …

The acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi has warned officers and men of the service to apply tactical measures in dealing with citizens before using firearms. According to a statement on Thursday, Adeniyi said at the official declaration of a sensitisation workshop on the practical implementation of the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023 that the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to making Lagos a business destination for as many investors as possible to improve the economic prosperity of the state. He said that the state government would continue to partner with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to ensure turnaround for the ports in the state to be globally competitive …

Customs officers employed between 1989 and 1994, who described themselves as “segregated customs officers”, have cried out to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) about what they call “discriminatory promotional exercise” in the service. In a pre-action notice by their counsel, Chief Chukwuma Ekomaru SAN, the “segregated customs officers” have been at a …