Customs seek cooperation of communities in anti-smuggling operations
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is seeking the cooperation of communities to ensure the success of its anti-smuggling operations.
NCS generates N1tr, loses 6 officers in 2017
With dogged implementation of the Presidential mandate to Restructure, Reform and Raise revenue (3Rs), Nigeria Customs Service has recorded the highest revenue collection ever, of N1,012,259,006,779.74 with five more working days to the end of 2017.
Smuggling: NCS intercepts 506 bags of foreign rice
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said its command in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara zone had intercepted 506 bags of foreign rice concealed in bags of beans smuggled into the country.
NCS intercepts N1.4 bn contrabands in 8 months
The Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kaduna, has intercepted smuggled items valued at over N1.4 billion from January to August, its Controller, Aminu Dahiru, has said.
IT innovation for economic devt to top discussion at 2017 NCS conference
How best IT innovation could address the local and global dimensions of sustainable development among others will top discussion next week in Abuja at the Nigerian Computer Society 13th international conference.
Red alert as NCS intercepts 7 containers of pharmaceutical products without NAFDAC number
The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, was the beehive of activities during the week, as the Command intercepted seven 20ft containers all loaded with pharmaceutical products imported into the country from China, without NAFDAC registration number and falsely declared by the importer, in order to escape security checks at the seaport. The Command’s management warned that wrong use of drugs not registered and approved by NAFDAC can cause serious health hazards capable of claiming innocent lives.
