Customs

Senate probes Customs over N62bn under-remittance

The Nigerian Customs Service has come under heat as the Nigerian Senate is probing it for failing to remit N62 billion as revenue. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts chaired by Senator Aliyu Ahmed Wadada accused the agency of under-remitting…

Customs hands over $54,330 tramadol bribe money to EFCC

 The Tincan Island Port (TCIP) command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 54,330 dollars tramadol bribe money to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Customs Area Controller of Tin Can Island Port command, Comptroller Dera…

Customs hand over seized drugs to NDLEA

By Fatai Kasali The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, yesterday has handed over a significant amount of seized illicit drugs to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). During a handover ceremony in Abuja, Adeniyi declared…

Customs arrest fleeing wildlife smuggler

By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has arrested a wildlife smuggler who has been on the run since 2021. The Unit noted that the smuggler, Felix Maiva, who was arrested by…