Tin-Can Customs Command generates N78.8bn in Q1, 2019
The Tin-Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated N78.8 billion in the first quarter of 2019, up from N76.7 billion realised in the corresponding period of 2018.
No accurate data on port facilities in Nigeria – Report
THERE are indications that Nigeria does not have accurate report on the number of port facilities that currently exit in the country.
Terminal operators, agents trade blames over operating cost
TERMINAL operators under the aegis of Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) and freight forwarders in the country are at war over who is responsible for high cost of doing business at the nation’s ports.
Customs agents decry operating licence’s blockade
SOME licensed Customs agents who were affected by the recent clampdown on operating licences of brokers involved in activities against the Customs Excise and Management Act (CEMA) have decried the unjust blockade of their licences.
EFCC chairman urges Customs to establish integrity unit
THE Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Alhaji Ibrahim Lamorde has called on the Nigeria Customs Service,NCS, to establish an integrity unit, noting that it would provide a rallying point for the promotion of transparency and accountability.
NCS refutes cancer claims by Globalscan boss
THE Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has described as untrue the statement by Globalscan boss, Mr Udechukwu that Nigeria risked the outbreak of cancer in the country’s ports and borders if scanners were handled by untrained and inexperienced Customs Service operatives.
Cargo cost: Importers abandon Lagos seaports for Seme border
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.
NIMASA’s Cabotage fund attracts single digit interest rate
THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) is to attract a single digit interest rate.
More Nigerians embrace rail transport as NRC conveys over 4m in 2012
MORE Nigerians now embraces rail transport as the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) conveyed over 4million passengers between Lagos and Kano in 2012.
Customs arrests foreigners over attempts to export elephant tusks
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.
FOU releases report on anti-smuggling activities
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.
