The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, last week, disclosed that it was currently engaging the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, the Federal Ministry of Finance and its supervisory ministry, the Ministry of Transportation, in working out a special tariff template for    the importation of vessels and its parts by indigenous shippers.

Nigerian Chamber of Shipping, NCS, has been advised to refocus its agitation away from stoppage of duty on vessel imports to utilization of the duty for the development of the nation’s shipping industry.

STAKEHOLDERS in the maritime industry are in agreement that automation is the key to curbing corruption in the sector and ensuring efficient port operations.

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.

 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says complains of applicants arising from recruitment portal has been resolved.

The Lagos Chamber of commerce and Industry has sought the urgent intervention of the federal government to stop the disruption that the numerous customs units are creating for importers, within and outside the ports.

. Lists official website to apply The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday, announced the commencement of its recruitment exercise, beginning from midnight Wednesday. Comptroller General of the NCS, Col Hameed Ali (rtd), stated that within the next three week, the organisation would be seeking to recruit 3,200 officers and men to fill existing vacancies. ALSO […]

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday, announced the commencement of its recruitment exercise, beginning from midnight Wednesday.

The incessant extrajudicial killing by the Police and Customs, in recent times, requires the attention of the government. The President needs to take a more drastic decision to nip this in the bud by holding the heads of these agencies accountable for any loss of life.

Reprieve has finally come the way of importers over the trapped third party containers at the Lagos ports as the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has agreed to resume the  clearing of  over 5000 third party containers trapped in the wake of a suspension order. 

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, is currently considering the use of alternative transport mode for quick cargo delivery.

The Controller,  Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’, Comptroller Olusemire Kayode, has expressed worry over alleged falling compliance in the clearance of imported cargo into the country and urged importers and their clearing agents to embrace responsible business behaviour to support economic growth.

The indication has emerged that the management of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, may have discontinued its yearly ritual of revenue target fixing, which has remained a source of controversy for years and regarded by some industry stakeholders and analysts as anachronistic, anti-economy, exploitative and fraudulent.

The injured men were later taken in an air force ambulance to the Mother and Child Hospital, Nigeria Air Force Forward Operations Base at Ahanve, Badagry for medical attention.

The Ogun Command of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has made tremendous success in its anti-smuggling drive, as the Command intercepted 83 units of vehicles, 37 tokunbo and 46 means of conveyance, 12,720 bags of foreign rice, 446kegs of vegetable oil, motorcycles, over 778 pairs of foot-wears, 22 bales and four sacks of secondhand clothes, 33 hand-bags, 583 used tyres, 550kegs of petrol and over 143 sacks of Cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp), amounting to over N438.9million in Duty Paid Value.