Tag: Customs
Customs have reduced smuggling on waterways – Comptroller
Compt. Sarkin Kebbi, the Comptroller of Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Lagos, said smuggling activities…
Smuggling: Customs promises to intensify efforts in Katsina
The Nigerian Customs Service says it is making frantic efforts to stop the menace of smuggling of contraband into the…
Customs to distribute additional uniform for officers
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has approved additional set of uniform for its officers and men to give them options…
589 bags of smuggled rice concealed in petrol tanker intercepted in Kebbi
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested four suspects in Sokoto who allegedly smuggled 589 bags of imported rice concealed…
Lawmakers to launch probe into unlawful seizure of goods by Customs
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committee on Customs and Excise to conduct an investigation into the activities…
10,000 bags of rice, other relief items to be distributed to Benin IDPs
Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdulkadir Azarema, said over 10,000 (50kg) bags of rice and other relief items are to be…
Chinese national nabbed with pangolin plates valued at N1.73bn
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ says it has apprehended a suspect, Chinese national with 329 sacks of Pangolin’s…
Ogun Customs Command seizes 88 packs of cannabis sativa
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Command, has seized 88 packs of Cannabis sativa also known as weeds and 42 compressed…
Customs intercept 4 containers loaded with prohibited drug, Tramadol
Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted four containers loaded with prohibited Tramadol pharmaceutical products with Duty…
Customs distributes seized rice, maize to IDPs in Adamawa
The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) has handed over seized rice, maize and soaps for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
Customs boss dissolves 2017 compliance team
Hameed Ali, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has dissolved the 2017 compliance team and replaced it with…
Federal Govt. to increase salaries of customs officers – Minister
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has promised to ensure salary increase for officers and men of the Nigeria Customs…
Customs rolls out improved pre-arrival assessment report for optimum delivery
The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Wednesday launched an improved Pre- Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) to enhance…
Abule Egba boils as Customs officers kill rice smuggler
There was pandemonium in Abule Egba area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday morning following the killing of a rice…
Tin Can Customs generates N287.6bn in 2017
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it collected N287.6 billion between January and December…