Revenue collection by two key agencies of the Federal Government (FG), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), rose to N12.7 trillion in 2022 representing a 46.8 percent increase from N8.7 trillion collected in 2021.…
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has felicitated Nigerians, especially Christians as they celebrate Easter. Ali in an Easter message on Sunday in Abuja, said the period was also a time to remind Nigerians to…
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on the fight against drug trafficking. Mohamed Buba Marwa, the chairman of NDLEA, and Hameed Ali, the NCS Comptroller-General,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kebbi State Area Command, says it has seized contraband worth N23.1 million and generated N144.8 million revenue on imports though Kamba border in March. The Customs Area Controller, Mr Ben Oramalugo, made this known…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said it’s officials seized 35,325 liters of premium motor spirit, expired and illicit pharmaceutical drugs worth N1.4 billion in March . In a…
…Pharmaceutical products cannot undergo scanning due to limitations – Customs By Seun Ibiyemi Despite the federal government’s multi-billion naira investment in scanners at the nation’s seaports, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), operating at the seaports has abandoned the equipment for…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command has intercepted 6,743 bags of smuggled foreign parboiled rice of 50kg each, equivalent to 11 trailer loads. The Command also said it generated a total sum of N28,445,757 through import duties…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and Nigeria Customs Service amongst other stakeholders in the health sector, have vowed to collaborate in the fight against illicit drug production, trafficking,…
…intercepts 29,875 liters of PMS, others worth over N501.4m By Seun Ibiyemi The Acting Controller, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hussein Kehinde Ejibunu has announced that the unit unravels over 600 pictures of vehicles…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area command, has seized $6 million fake United States dollars amongst other prohibited items. The Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, made this known to journalists during a briefing in Seme, on Thursday…
