A suspected car smuggler identified as Abdulwasiu Salawudeen has been arrested in Yauri Local Government Area (LGA) of Kebbi State for allegedly killing a Customs officer, Aminu Abdullahi in the line of duty while attempting to smuggle in one Toyota Corolla. In a statement on Monday, the state Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Dr. Ben Oramalugo said …

The Ifeland Progress and Development Movement (IPDM), a group of sons and daughters of Ifeland working for the peace and development of the Osun State town and environs, has congratulated the Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi on his elevation to the top in his Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) journey. In a statement, IPDM Convener and Chairman, Chief Soji …

The acting Comptroller General of the Service announced on Monday, Adewale Adeniyi has over 30 years of experience in Customs Administration covering Strategic and operational responsibilities. Until his new role, he was the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Strategic Research and Policy. Adeniyi possesses a deep understanding of the complex and constantly evolving international trade landscape. He has …

The Nigeria Customs Service, on Monday, announced that it intercepted over 100 exotic vehicles, including various models of Sport Utility Vehicles, adding that 38 of them had been forfeited to the Federal Government. It also called on stakeholders to synergise with officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service to effectively suppress the menace of smuggling vehicles into Nigeria. The …

The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said its operatives impounded no fewer than 6,924 bags of smuggled foreign parboiled rice, equivalent to 11 trailer loads, between the months of April and May. The command also intercepted and seized two brand new 2022 model Toyota Hiace buses, with chassis numbers JTHN9CPOP6018610 and JTGHN9CP7P6019835, while they were …

A Nigerian Customs Service personnel opened fire on a colleague at a checkpoint in Garki Local Government, Jigawa State. The incident happened on Friday when a vehicle allegedly refused to stop at the customs checkpoint while returning from the Niger Republic. One of the personnel at the checkpoint became suspicious and opened fire at the moving vehicle. They later identified …

The Nigeria Customs Service in Ogun State has impounded 115 smuggled goods including 11 trailers of rice, 19,806 litres of petrol and 29 artefacts worth N231, 218, 506 between January and February. The Customs Area Controller of Ogun 1 Area Command, Bamidele Makinde said a media briefing that the command generated N28,445,757 in revenue from import duties, auctions, and sales …

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted three stolen vehicles on federal highways in the North Central zone. The vehicles included a Toyota land cruiser jeep valued at N60.75 million. The outgoing coordinator of Sector 3 of the Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Assistant Comptroller General Olugboyega Peters said in Ilorin on Monday said that the intercepted jeep belongs to a …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) revenue profile for the first half of the year has shown that addition of N1.293 trillion was paid into the federation coffers. At a media conference in Abuja over the weekend, the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi said the amount was an increase compared to N1.004 trillion generated for …

The Tincan Island command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated over N274.3 billion in the first half of this year, according to its Area Controller, Mr Adekunle Oloyede. This is an increase of 27.5 percent from last year’s revenue of N229.3 billion, a development Oloyede attributed to the increase in export activities between January and June ending. The Controller said …