Customs

Ogun Customs seizes contraband worth N380m in 23 days

By Omobolaji Adekunle, Abeokuta The Ogun State Customs Command Comptroller James Ojo has achieved  success in intercepting contraband worth N380,370,911 within 23 days of assuming office. This was made during the maiden press briefing held at Abeokuta, Ogun State, where…

Customs seizes N126.2m smuggled goods in Kebbi

The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), Kebbi Area Command, says it has seized smuggled goods worth N126.2 million within two months in its intensified fight against smuggling in the state. The Customs Area Comptroller, Mr Iheanacho Ernest-Ojike, made this known on…

Customs generates N1.3trn in Q1, 2024 —CG

The Comptroller General Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has said the agency made N1.3 trillion in revenue in Q1 of 2024. In addition to the smuggling being stopped and trade facilitation being expedited, he attributed the success to the…

Customs intercepts ammunition worth N500m in Ogun

 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, said it intercepted 940 round of ammunition worth N557,120,828.00 concealed in sacks of garri (cassava flakes) at Idiroko axis of the state. The Area Controller, Mr Ahmadu Shuaibu, said this at…

Customs CG inaugurates 164 housing units for officers in Kaduna

The Comptroller-General(C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, on Thursday, inaugurated 164 housing units for officers at Gidan Iyali Estate, Millennium City, Kaduna. Adeniyi said providing the housing project, which consists of 142 semi-detached two-bedroom bungalows, 20 semi-detached one-bedroom…