AGS NEWS – The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved the promotion of 4,291 senior officers, alongside the confirmation of one Deputy Comptroller-General and seven Assistant Comptroller-Generals. This decision was made during the board’s 61st regular meeting, chaired by … Continue reading Customs approve promotion of 4,291 officers
AGS NEWS – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acquired a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B aircraft to boost its air patrol and surveillance capabilities. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi announced the development in a statement from the NCS spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, in … Continue reading Customs acquire aircraft to tackle smuggling
AGS NEWS – The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 12 containers filled with expired and controlled pharmaceutical products valued at N1.8 billion. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, revealed this on Thursday during a display of the seized … Continue reading Customs intercept N1.8bn expired drugs
AGS NEWS – From late January to mid-July 2024, the Nigerian Federal Government confiscated illegal arms, ammunition, military gear, and hard drugs worth N26.4 billion, primarily imported from Turkey, South Africa, and Canada. These contraband items were intercepted by the … Continue reading Customs intercepts N26bn in illegal arms and drugs over six months
AGS NEWS – The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected Yahaya Bello’s request to transfer his N80 billion fraud trial from Abuja to Kogi State. Justice Tsoho, agreeing with the Economic and Financial Crimes … Continue reading Ogun customs command seizes N770m worth of contraband
AGS NEWS – A shipment of Cannabis Sativa imported from Canada has been intercepted by operatives of the Tincan Island Command of the Nigerian Customs Service. According to Comptroller General of Customs, Wale Adeniyi, the illicit drug is valued at … Continue reading Customs intercepts N3bn worth of cannabis imported from Canada
AGS NEWS – On Tuesday, the Nigeria Customs Service, Western Marine Command, handed over 17 sacks of Cannabis Sativa, containing 1,257 parcels valued at N96 million, to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The drugs were intercepted along Bar … Continue reading Customs intercept N96m worth of marijuana at Lagos bar beach
AGS NEWS – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced an increase in the foreign exchange (FX) rate for import duties to N1,441.58 per dollar, marking a 4.94 percent rise from the previous rate of N1,373.64/$ set on May 1. … Continue reading Customs raises import duty FX rate to N1,441 per Dollar
AGS NEWS – The Nigeria Customs Service at Murtala Muhammed Airport Command has announced a significant revenue achievement, totaling N28 billion between January and February. Victor Ogagbor, the command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Mohammed … Continue reading MMA customs generates N28 billion revenue in two months
AGS NEWS – The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A in Ikeja, Lagos, has reported the interception of three trucks transporting 1,464 bags of foodstuffs destined for the Republic of Benin. Speaking to reporters at the command on … Continue reading Customs seizes 1,464 bags of foodstuffs bound for Benin Republic
AGS NEWS – Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller General of Customs, has declared that the distribution of confiscated food items will kick off this Friday. In a briefing with journalists in Lagos on Thursday, Adeniyi cautioned against the resale of the … Continue reading Customs commence distribution of confiscated food items today
Car dealers are attributing the seizure of 533 vehicles with a duty paid value of N2.92 billion by the Nigeria Customs Service between January and November 2023 to the exorbitant duty rates imposed on clearing imported goods, particularly vehicles. Dealers … Continue reading Customs seizes N2.9b worth of vehicles as dealers point to excessive duty rates
The Senate Public Account Committee has initiated an investigation into the alleged under-remittance of N62 billion in revenue by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). The revelation came to light through the 2017 Auditor General Report, currently under review by the … Continue reading Senate investigates Nigerian customs service for alleged N62bn under remittance
The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has successfully seized various items, including 15,449 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) with a combined Duty Paid Value of N13 million. The Area Controller, Salisu Abdullahi, made this revelation during … Continue reading Customs seizes fuel and goods valued at N13 million in Adamawa/Taraba area command
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service reported intercepting various contrabands totaling N924 million between August and October. In an announcement on Friday, spokesperson Mailafiya Magaji stated that the command seized 17 sacks containing 1,199 parcels of cannabis … Continue reading Nigeria customs seizes contrabands worth N924 million in recent operations
The Nigeria Customs Service’s Lilypond Terminal in Lagos has facilitated the export of 12,438 containers worth $519 million between January and September 2023, according to a statement by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada. The Customs … Continue reading Customs facilitates export of 13,000 containers in nine months at terminal
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A Ikeja, has reported intercepting a substantial cache of contraband goods with an estimated value of N1.8 billion. The seized items include imported used cars (tokunbo), bags of foreign parboiled rice, and … Continue reading Customs seize N1.8 billion worth of cars and contraband
Customs officials in Ogun State have seized smuggled goods worth N17 million, including 203 bags of imported rice, five vehicles, and 1,245 rounds of live ammunition. The contraband items were discovered abandoned in a bush path near an exit point … Continue reading Customs discovers live ammunition hidden in rice bags in Ogun state
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially announced the closure of all borders with the Republic of Niger. Adewale Adeniyi, the acting comptroller-general of NCS, clarified during a meeting with the Illela border community in Sokoto state that the border … Continue reading Customs confirms closure of all borders with Niger
President Bola Tinubu has given his approval for the appointment of a fresh management team to lead the Nigeria Customs Service. This decision comes shortly after the appointment of Adewale Adeniyi as the acting Comptroller General of Customs, which led … Continue reading Tinubu approves new management team for customs
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has reported a significant crackdown on smuggling activities, resulting in the seizure of contraband worth N506 billion over the past six months. Among the seized items were two concealed pistols found … Continue reading Apapa customs seize concealed pistols found in cargo
The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, announced on Tuesday that it had intercepted 22,526 bags of foreign parboiled rice weighing 50kg and confiscated 392 items, including luxury buses, smuggled into the country between January and June 2023 through … Continue reading Customs seize N1.3bn worth of smuggled goods and arrest seven suspects
The Kebbi State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service recently apprehended and paraded a 37-year-old man named Mustapha Aliyu, along with seized goods valued at N71.2 million. The confiscated items included a Volvo truck loaded with 212 large sacks and … Continue reading Nigeria customs service bust: Seizure of goods worth N71.2 million in Kebbi state
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