A bus conductor, identified as Toheeb Olayiwola, was shot dead in Abule-Egba area of Lagos yesterday, by Customs men chasing a bus loaded with smuggled bags of rice.

Analysts have bemoaned the 2017 performance of the Nigeria Customs Service, putting it below the performance in previous years. In this report, SAMSON ECHENIM writes that the prevailing policy environment formed a major consideration, while looking forward for a better performance in the current year.

The Nigeria Customs Service has distributed 252,666 (50kg) bags of rice worth N3.79 bn in the last 22 months to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Northeast and Benin.

The Kano/Jigawa Customs Area Command said it had generated over N13 billion as revenue from January to December 2017. The Command disclosed this in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Isah Danbaba and made available to newsmen in Kano on Friday. He said the amount collected was above the allocated revenue target […]

Amidst recent upsurge in the importation of arms and ammunition into the country, maritime industry stakeholders are in tango over usage of scanners at the nation’s seaports.

UGHELLI—AN Ughelli based businessman, Olorogun Johnny Esike, has accused men of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, stationed at the Ekiadolor axis of Benin-Ore express road of allegedly impounding a gas tank he imported into the country and allegedly demanding N.5 million for the release of the tank.

The Number one bestselling author and former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri, has described as a big lie, the statement by the Nigerian Customs which said the service generated ₦1 trillion in 2017 as against N770 billion target earlier set.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded its highest revenue collection ever of over N1 trillion as against N770 billion target set for 2017.

ABUJA—THE Senate has begun a probe into alleged economic wastes at the Warehouses of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said that it was prepared to frustrate efforts of smugglers who would resort to using creeks because of heavy security on land borders.

Ahead of the yuletide, the Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs and Zonal Coordinator in charge of Zone A, Aminu Dahiru, has promised tough time for smugglers and duty evaders operating in the South-West region of the country.

By Godfrey Bivbere, Joshua Yousouph & Mabel Uyebi The Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday disclosed that it has intercepted goods smuggled and concealed valued at N1.595 billion in November.   The seized items include, 64 assorted exotic luxury cars, 13,333 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice (about […]

The Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted various contraband with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1.59 billion between Nov. 1 to Nov. 30

The Federal Operations Units (FOU) Zone ‘C’ Benin axis of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has destroyed 700 cartons of seized poultry products in Benin.

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Monday in Benin destroyed imported frozen poultry products seized along Benin/Ore axis with duty paid value of N7.2 million.