FREIGHT forwardersand importers operating in the Lagos ports area have abandoned the seaports to patronize the Seme border post following the high cost of cargo clearnce and extortion from Government agencies.

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) is to attract a single digit interest rate.

MORE Nigerians now embraces rail transport as the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) conveyed over 4million passengers between Lagos and Kano in 2012.

THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, has arrested two Chinese nationals and a Malian for attempting to smuggle out of the country more than 21 kilograms of processed ivory and elephant tusks.

The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ Ikeja Lagos State under the leadership of Controller Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’, DC Inuwa Mohammed Abubakar, has released report on anti-smuggling activities, saying that 1,487 contraband goods were seized between January 2013 and May 18, 2013.

THE management of Lilypond container depot in Ijora, Lagos, has said that it lost N500 million in the past year due to inactivity at the terminal occasioned by low container volume.

THE Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) Sokoto Command, has generated more than N268 million as revenue from January till date. It has also arrested seven suspected smugglers and made 50 seizures, which included drugs, rice, mosquito coil, vehicles, and cigarette worth N56 million within the same period.

THE Comptroller – General of Customs, Dikko Inde Abdullahi CFR has described as insensitive the circumstances that led to the unfortunate conflict between soldiers and Customs officers in Katsina, Katsina State.

THE Oyo/Osun command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, said it has destroyed a load of frozen turkey worth N11.5 million.

The Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service has impounded a vehicle loaded with 56,750 rounds of ammunition at Saki in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State.

THE Nigeria Customs Service,(NCS), said it has trained about 5, 000 of its officers on different aspects of Destination Inspection of cargo clearance.

MURTALA Muhammad Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted $2.7m (about N432m) from five suspected money launderers while attempting to travel abroad.

By Godwin Oritse FREIGTH  Forwarders, importers and dockworkers have lamented inefficiency of the scanning machines installed by GlobalScans Systems at the Seme border saying that the development may lead to loss of revenue to the government. Speaking to newsmen at Atlas park in   Seme recently, Mr. Ignatius Ezeukwu said that the level of deterioration of […]

THE Seme Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that the command, on a daily  basis seizes at least two hundred bags of rice from trucks and traders who patronize that route. Speaking to newsmen at the destruction of contaminated rice and expired medicament, the Customs Area Comptroller, Controller  Othman Abdul Saleh […]

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service, Friday in Owerri displayed contraband worth over N226.5 million it seized from smugglers in March.