Customs confirms over 500,000 applications for 3,927 vacancies
By Godwin Oritse The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has disclosed that it received 573,523 applications for its 3,927 vacancies. In a statement by the agency’s spokesman, Mr. Abdullahi Maiwada, said that in line with its statutory mandate to strengthen manpower capacity and enhance service delivery, a total of 3,927 vacancies were declared across the Superintendent, […]
Customs exempts healthcare products’ raw materials from duties, VAT
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the exemption of raw materials used in the production of healthcare products from both import duties and Value Added Tax (VAT).
C’River: Customs arrest wildlife trafficker with 346 rare bird heads, other specimens
By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a wildlife trafficker in Cross River State with 346 rare and exotic bird heads, along with other animal specimens. The suspect, a Nigerian identified as Bello Abubakar, was apprehended by the Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone and Akwa Ibom Area Command while entering the […]
Customs intercepts $193,000 concealed in yogurt carton at Abuja airport
“One Sarina, who boarded Ethiopian Airlines from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was found concealing a total sum of $193,000 inside a carton of yoghurt”
Nigeria, Benin Republic renew commitments to legitimate trans-border trade
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Idiroko, and its counterpart from the Benin Republic have renewed their commitment to strengthening the existing trade relationship between the two countries to further enhance the war against trans-border smuggling.
Oyo/Osun customs command generates over N2bn in February
The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, said it has collected a total of (N2,048,487,969.00) in revenue for the period from February 1 to February 27, 2025.
