Customs seizes 185 cartons of sex enhancer called AK-47, other drugs in Kano, Jigawa
The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service, on Thursday, said it confiscated illicit drugs (unregistered and expired) including sex enhancers and AK-47 rifle worth N200 million.
Customs seizes contraband worth N1.2bn in Q1
The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it seized contraband worth N1.2 billion in the first quarter. Comptroller of the Zone, Yusuf Lawal, said this in Owerri, Imo on Wednesday, while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the unit from January to March. He listed the seized items to […]
Customs intercepts two boats of narcotics at Ibeche Beach
THE Western Marine Command, WMC, Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted two wooden boats laden with 147 sacks of Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as Indian Hemp, at the Ibeche Beach along the Badagry lagoon, Lagos state.
Why Customs stops container trucks on highways, C-G
THE Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, CGC, Col. Hameed Ali (retired), has said that falsification of documents by importers and their clearing agents necessitated the practice of stopping containers on the nation’s highways by his officers and men for scrutiny.
Customs Apapa Command generates N159.58bn
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Apapa Command on Monday disclosed that it generated over N159.58 billion in the First Quarter of 2021.
Reps raise Customs’ revenue target to N1.679trn in 2021
The House of Representatives on Tuesday jerked up the revenue target for the Nigerian Customs Service in the 2021 budget year from N1.465 trillion to N1.679 trillion.
