THE Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has intercepted smuggled vehicles and other items with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1.4 billion. About 37 assorted vehicles (eight Lexus Jeep LX 570; 12 Land Cruiser Jeep, all 2017 model and 17 Toyota Hilux) 12,081 parboiled rice with DPV of N149.01 million; anti-smuggling operations yielded 156 assorted seizures including bales of used clothing, Indian Hemp and used Tyres were smuggled into the country via unapproved routes.

HOSTILITY over Practitioners’ Operations Fee (POF) levied on licensed customs agents appears to have been stepped up as the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, has dragged terminal operators into the feud between it and Federal maritime authorities. The parties have been in conflict over the POF ordered by the Ministry of Transportation through the Nigerian Ports Authority. The money is to be collected by the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN.

FOLLOWING the Executive Order issued by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, the Port and Terminal Multi-Purpose Service Limited, PTML, command of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has commenced six hourly clearance of cargoes at ports.

Apparently worried over frustrations faced by industrialist in the hands of the Nigerian Customs, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah, has frowned at the unnecessary bureaucracy and bottlenecks enthroned by the agency in dealing with investors.

The Oyo/Osun Command of Nigeria Customs Service has raked in N8.8billion (approximately N8.9billion) in the first half of 2017 fiscal year, notwithstanding economic recession slowing down commercial activities in the country. The Command also made 57 seizures of various prohibited items like textile materials, foreign rice, footwear, vehicles and bales of second hand clothes. The Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the seized items is N103.4million.

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Thursday vowed to bring killers of two officers of the service to justice.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI said yesterday that the removal of Customs check-points on highways was a reflection of the Federal Government’s commitment to promoting the ease of doing business in the country.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) said on Monday that the removal of Customs check-points on highways was a reflection of the Federal Government’s commitment to promoting the ease of doing business in the country.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N49 million on e-auction platform and recorded 254 winners in four weeks across the country.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has arrested a truck-load of rice concealed in animal dung by smugglers in Katsina State.