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,
SINET advises Customs CG to arrest, prosecute corrupt officers
Authorities of the Nigerian Customs Service, (NCS) and the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) have been advised to intensify efforts towards ensuring total overhauling of the system through strict compliance to the operational techniques of the organizations.
Cut corners, go to jail, Customs CG warns personnel
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (retd.) has warned officers and men of the Service to desist from all forms of illegality or risk being arrested and jailed.
BEDC boss blames high cost of prepaid metres on Customs
THE Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Benin Electricity Development Company, BEDC, Mrs. Funke Osibodu, has blamed the cost of prepaid metres on Customs import duty by Customs, saying the company has put machinery in place with a list of innovations geared towards customers’ satisfaction, and arresting underperformance, high cost of new prepaid meters.
Insecurity: Establish BCEA to assist Customs secure Nigerian borders, SINET tells Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to urgently establish Border Control Enforcement Agency with full Executive Order that will enable it function optimally in a bid to tackling the prevailing insurgency and also boost the nation’s economic activities.
How Customs contribute to port congestion —Task Force
THE Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has been accused of contributing to the current congestions being experienced in the ports as empty containers that ought to have been inspected by the men and officers of the agency are abandoned for days on barges at the terminals’ waterfronts.
