Customs Brokers proffer solution to congestion at Lagos ports
By Godfrey Bivbere & Sharon Obiakor CUSTOMS Brokers under the aegis of National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents, NCMDLCA have called on the Federal Government to utilise the empty space at Kirikiri Lighter Port to reduce the present congestion in Lagos Ports. The Council through its National President, Lucky Amiwero, noted that […]
Customs must re-organise operation for better trade facilitation — Ajayi
Deputy National President of National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents, NCMDLCA, Adeniyi Ajayi, spoke with Vanguard Maritime Report on the activities of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS in the out gone year. He highlighted the many obstacles of Customs operations hindering trade facilitation. He listed someof them as multiple examination units, valuation units, over reliance on individual officers’ discreption as well as his expectation for the New Year.
Exporters accuse Customs FOU Ikeja of extortion
CLEARING agents and local produce traders under the auspices of All Ports Unified Freight Forwarders Practitioners Association, APUFFPA, have accused officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ lkeja of systematically killing their businesses through official abuses and extortion.
Customs realise ₦1 Billion on duties in 3 Months
The Comptroller, Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mohammed Sarkin-Kebbi has said that recent clampdown on car dealers importing vehicles without Customs duty has yielded over N1billon between September and December this year.
Reps approve N278.3bn for FCT, N238.1bn for customs
**To strip FERMA of role over FG roads By Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives has approved a total sum of N278.355 billion for the Federal Capital Territory and Federal Capital Territory Area Councils. The House also approved a total sum of N238, 149,325,832.70 billion for the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to spend […]
Coconut: Fear of seizure hinders production — Lagos Gov.
The Lagos State Government says the incessant seizure and auctioning of locally produced coconuts by the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) in Agbara area has hindered its production by farmers. Ms. Abisola Olusanya, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Agriculture, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
