Customs extends overtime cargo automation to 120-day
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Bashir Adeniyi, has announced the automation of overtime cargo clearance and an extension of the clearance window to 120 days, in a move aimed at improving trade facilitation and easing business processes across Nigeria’s ports.
FOU Ikeja arrests 11, impounds containers of charcoal, recovers N42m
By Eguono Odjegba Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says it made a cumulative revenue recovery within the period under review amounting to a total of N42,320,098.00 within October 2022 even as it arrested eleven suspects connected with seizures of questionable items made by it within the period under review. […]
NCS, ICRC run multi-billion dollar ECustoms project into controversy
By Kennedy Mbele Finance and development experts are trying hard to rationalise why the African Finance Corporation and Huawei Technologies Company Ltd have found themselves mired in a controversy arising from a concession agreement for the modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS. Alleged bypassing of due process by these two organisations has thrown the […]
Concession of the Nigeria Customs Service: An invitation to modern/debt slavery
By Aare Afe Babalola RECENTLY, the Federal Government conceded the operations of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to a Chinese company in a bid to facilitate what it described as ‘e-Customs project’. The concession is reportedly expected to attract an investment of $3.2 billion with an estimated income of $176 billion to be generated for […]
Katsina Assembly to FG, Customs: Withdraw border drill from Katsina
By Bashir Bello Katsina State House of Assembly on Tuesday called for the withdrawal of operatives of the border drill operation of the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC from the state. This was coming on the heels of an accident that occurred in Jibia area of the state on Monday where operatives in their vehicle and […]
Customs intercepts goods worth N22.3bn in Lagos
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted pangolin scales and elephant tusks worth N22.3 billion in Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd.), said this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday. He said the pangolin scales (196 sacks) weighed 17,137.44 kilograms; elephant tusks, 870.44 kilograms and pangolin claws, 4.60 kilograms. Ali added that […]
Ports independent marketers lament alleged high handedness by NCS
By Mary Benson Independent Marketers at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports have lamented alleged high handedness by the Nigeria Customs Service ,NCS in the ports, following the closure of some bonded terminals. The directive to shut down the bonded terminals according to them, was handed down by a Deputy Controller General , without a […]
Customs says 1,800 bags of rice released to Oyo good for human consumption
The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo and Osun Command, on Saturday said the 1,800 bags of rice released as a palliative to the Oyo State government were good for human consumption. This was in response to the claim by Oyo State Government that the bags of rice released to it by the command were infected and […]
Border killing: Ogun assembly urges customs to maintain standard rule of engagements
James Ogunnaike Ogun State House of Assembly on Thursday called on the top echelon of the Nigeria Customs Service to caution its officers and men to follow the standard rule of engagements by ensuring well-guided operations in enforcing the directive of federal government in border areas with a view to protecting the sanctity of human […]
NCS board approves upgrade of college to training, doctrine school
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) board has approved the upgrade of Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada to a Training and Doctrine School.
Nigeria Customs Service resolves complaints associated with recruitment
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says complaints of applicants arising from recruitment portal has been resolved.
