The Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 500 jerrycans and two drums of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) near the Agwara-Babana border in Niger State, disrupting an illegal fuel smuggling operation. Assistant Comptroller General of Customs,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, says it has seized 3,699 parcels of Cannabis Sativa in various locations within the state between Jan.1 and March 31. The Area Comptroller, Mr Mohammed Shuaibu, on Wednesday, handed over the…
The Acting Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, Assistant Commander of the EFCC (ACE 1) Michael Wetkas, has called for greater collaboration between the Commission and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) to strengthen efforts…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Joint committee compressing the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), National Security Adviser (NSA), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Nigerian Army have destroyed illicit substandard drugs worth…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have reaffirmed their commitment to improving trade facilitation and boosting revenue generation through automated foreign exchange (FX) transactions. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Mr Adewale…
By Seun Ibiyemi In a bid to maintain operational consistency, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has annulled all import declarations made during the brief implementation of the 4 per cent Free-on-Board (FOB) charge. This decision follows the earlier suspension of…
The Western Marine Command, Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted 53 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa, containing 3,793 loaves and weighing 1,958 kilograms in Lagos. Customs Area Controller of thecommand Compt. Paul Bamisaiye, made this known during a…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the implementation of 4% Free-on-Board (FoB) value on imports earlier announced by the service. This is sequel to ongoing consultations with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the…
…Say hike will increase smuggling, threaten investments By Seun Ibiyemi The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed concerns over the proposed 15 percent increase in port-related charges by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). This is even as the Nigeria…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to suspend enforcement of the newly introduced four per cent processing charge. The Director General, LCCI, Dr Chinyere Almona…
