Customs seize smuggled rice, others worth over N43m in north
Ben Agande – Kaduna The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone B, of the Nigeria Customs Service, covering 10 northern states and Abuja has said it seized various smuggled items including foreign rice and with a duty value of N43 Million within one week. Controller of Customs for the zone, Mustapha Sarkin-Kebbi who disclosed this […]
Buhari’s aide reacts to activities at Seme border despite closure
By Rasheed Sobowale The Nigerian Federal Government closed all of its land borders to curb smuggling activities. In spite of the closure, a twitter user has alleged that Customs officers at the Nigeria-Seme border are collecting bribes to allow people to pass with their imported goods. The user posted: “If Buhari did not know, he […]
Auto dealers split over plans to sue Customs
There are strong indications that automobile dealers may have disagreed over plans to challenge the sealing of some car shops nationwide by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, over alleged violation of import duty regulations.
Customs seizes expired rice, other products with N2.713b duty paid value
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said that seized containers of rice, tramadol and unregistered pharmaceutical products, with duty paid value of N2,713,865,051.
Customs impounds 54 containers in Tin Can
Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Tin can Island Command, has impounded 54 containers of rice, vegetable oil, illicit and unregistered drugs, and vehicle spare parts with a Duty Paid Value, DPV, of over N2.7 billion.
Behaviour: Who Cares?
The other day I was at the airport seeing a friend off after her brief visit to the country. My friend had completed all the check-in procedures and was getting ready to go through to customs.
Luggage worth more than N50,000 attract duties, Customs reminds passengers
The Nigeria Customs Service has reemphasized that passengers passing through any Nigeria international airports can only be allowed to go through with goods or items with only N50,000 or less current market value.
Customs seizes N3.5m smuggled rice in Kaduna
The Zone B of Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Kaduna, on Friday, said it has seized 149 smuggled rice valued at over N3.5 million in Kaduna. The command Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Usman, disclosed this in a statement in Kaduna. Usman said the rice was seized at Mando motor park in Kaduna while being […]
Foreign shipping firms sabotage inland ports —Customs agents
The National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Hon. Tony Nwabunike, has accused foreign shipping companies operating in the country of frustrating optimal performances of Inland Dry Ports, IDPs.
Customs impounds 250 bags of rice concealed in fuel tanker
The Kano/Jigawa Command of the Nigerian Customs Service on Friday impounded 250 bags of foreign rice concealed in a fuel tanker along Daura-Kano road worth over N5.5m of duty paid value. The comptroller of the command, Nasir Ahmed, said the new method of concealing goods by smugglers was alien. “What we saw today is a […]
Border closure: Customs officials allegedly ‘kill’ Rice smugglers’ informant in Jigawa — Report
A man suspected to be an informant of rice smugglers has been killed allegedly by officials of the Nigeria Customs Service in Jigawa State,
