Tag: Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
Fake $6m seizure: Customs officers reject N2.7bn bribe
Customs officers of Seme Border Command had on the 31, January 2023, intercepted $6 million bills of fake currency at…
Customs on high alert to intercept military camouflage, ammunition
“A case in point is the report from the Murtala Muhammed Airport of the arrest of people who attempted to…
Customs intercepts cannabis worth N516m in Lagos
The contraband, with an estimated duty-paid value of N516 million, was intercepted following credible intelligence this January.
MMIA Nigerian Customs hits N20.9bn revenue 2022
This exceeded the N19.05 billion the command generated in 2021, showing a difference of N1.85 billion.
Apapa customs breaks record, rakes in N1.02trn
The feat was achieved despite setbacks in the clearance value chain, such as fluctuations in the exchange rate of the…
Customs seizes 33,390 liters of petrol on Badagry creeks
Jibo described the seizure as unprecedented in the history of the Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service and reiterated…
Nigeria Customs Service dashes hope of smugglers in Lagos
Esther Komolafe Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operation Unit Ikeja Lagos yesterday revealed how smugglers met with disappointment as contrary to…
NCS intercepts container load of tramadol worth N1.5bn from India
The Nigeria Customs Service Apapa Command has arrested a 40-foot container loaded with twenty cartons of tapentadol drugs, a new…
PTML Customs Command records highest revenue so far
The collected revenue translates to a 7.7 per cent increase, which is an appreciation of N14,247,021,754.00 from the N185,221,461,088.00 generated…
NCS reacts to viral video, cautions officers
Bomodi was reacting to a video of a half-clad individual on social media, claiming to be an officer and that…
Customs hands over 284 parcels of Marijuana in Kebbi
The comptroller directed operatives of the command to intensify surveillance across the vast bushes and waterways to tackle smuggling in…
Customs intercepts 758 bales of smuggled goods
According to NCS Comtropller in Kaduna, 24 units of used vehicles were seized alongside 70 parcels of marijuana, worth over…
Customs intercepts cannabis sativa, others worth N2.2bn
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command (WMC) has intercepted Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), foreign parboiled rice…
Navy impounds bags of smuggled rice in Akwa Ibom
Onyemaeze assured that the navy would not relent in putting an end to activities of economic saboteurs and other illegalities…
Steer clear off illegalities, Customs warns Ogun youths
“There is no hiding place for anyone who engaged in illegal or smuggling activities in Idiroko axis and its environs,…
Customs sends strong warning to youths in Ogun
Oloyode said that the command had intensified its patrol, especially during these ember months, to check the activities of smugglers.
Customs intercept litres of petrol in Badagry creeks
On Aug. 15, the command received a tip-off that there were large quantities of petrol stockpiled close to a beach…
Auctioning of 7,000 cars: Customs clears air
He said that applicants must process valid Tax Identification Number (TIN), issued by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), with an…
Customs seizes contraband worth N45m in Kebbi
According to the Area Controller, the success recorded in the seizure of the items was made possible due to credible…
Customs intercept contraband worth N126.5m in Bauchi
Omiye said that the goods include 605 bags of 50kgs foreign rice, 7 used vehicles, 54 bales of second hand…
Customs intercepts 8 containers laden with machetes in Lagos
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tin-Can Island Command has announced the seizure of eight containers laden with 206,000 pieces of…
Customs Board promotes 3,466 officers
Bomodi, NCS Public Relations Officer said the promotion was approved on March 29 at the board’s 54th regular meeting.
Customs suspends VIN valuation system
Clearing agents have applauded the management of the Customs Service for suspending the controversial VIN valuation policy.
Customs intercepts pangolin scales, elephant tusks in Lagos
The Comptroller General of Customs, Mr Hameed Ali, made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos.
Shake up in Customs: 37 Comptrollers redeployed
According to Bomodi, the deployments were approved by the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) retired Col. Hameed Ali and took effect…
Customs intercepts over N3b worth of cocaine in Seme
Nigeria Customs Service has reported the interception of cocaine weighing 11.913kg. The street value of the items was estimated to…
Customs seizes Indian hemp, others worth N279m
Goods seized were 250 parcels of Indian hemp and 60 pieces of foreign Jack knives, among other smuggled goods.
Nigeria Customs unveil 18 creeks patrol boats to curb smuggling
The 18 patrol boats, consisting nine logistic support boats and nine gun boats whose parts were armoured, should send clear…
Recruitment: Nigeria Customs Service sends message to enlisted candidates
Nigeria Customs Service is set to commence basic training for the recently enlisted and documented candidates.
Customs strike force seizes contraband worth N854m in Kano, Jigawa
Items seized included two vehicles, 413 bags of foreign rice and 382 bales of second-hand clothes.