By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two persons for employment scam, as it has also commenced manhunt for the principal suspect scamming people for same purpose. Those arrested were Emmanuel Michael, 42yrs, a private security guard in Abuja, and Jerry Aruwa 47yrs of Kabusa...
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The Apapa Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 12 containers laden with Tramadol, expired drugs and 27, 540 pieces of cutlasses and machetes with duty paid value of N1.8 billion. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this while unveiling the contraband in...
The Federal Government has unveiled guidelines for the implementation of the “Zero Percent Duty Rate and Value Added Tax” exemption on certain basic food items. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Maiwada on Wednesday in Abuja....
It is not often that a leader successfully maintains a delicate balance between the nation’s challenging economic concerns and calls for better governance. At a joint security forces press briefing against the backdrop of the recent nationwide protests, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi offered...
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has said the service will begin implementation of the duty waiver on imported foods in a week time. Adeniyi made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a combined news conference by the heads of security agencies and Service...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area 2 Command, Onne, Rivers, says it has confiscated seven containers of contraband drugs valued N11 billion.s The Comptroller, Mr Muhammed Babandede, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Onne on Thursday. Babandede listed Codeine cough syrups, Chilly cutter, Hyergra tablets and...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, has urged Nigerians to refrain from the use of second-hand tyres, popularly known as ‘tokunbo tyres’ in order to stem incessant cases of road crashes. The command’s Comptroller, Mr James Ojo, gave the advice while speaking with the News...
The Cross River and Akwa Ibom States Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 26,625 liters of petrol at different locations in Cross River. Comptroller in-charge of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Lagos, Mr Kehinde Ejibunu, made this disclosure in Calabar on Tuesday. Ejibunu, who...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) have reinforced their existing synergy against the smuggling of petroleum products from Nigeria to neighbouring countries. This is disclosed in a statement issued by the Customs Spokesman, Mr Abdullahi Maiwada, in Lagos on Saturday. Adeniyi was...
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has commissioned three newly- acquired 80 tonnes bollard-pull tugboats to enhance the berthing of vessels at the Dangote Refinery and Lekki Deep Seaport. Oyetola said during the inauguration in Lekki on Thursday that the three tugboats were christened MT...
The Lagos Free Trade Zone of the Nigeria Customs Service says it generated N115 billion in revenue over the past six months. Its Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Olanrewaju Olumoh, disclosed this at a stakeholder engagement in the Free Trade Zone in Lagos on Thursday. Olumoh expressed optimism...
The House of Representatives has expressed shock over the death of a Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officer at the National Assembly in Abuja ,while attending a committee meeting. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, said, in a statement on Tuesday, that...
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi has said the service intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs including cannabis indica, prohibited codeine and other illicit drugs from Canada and India. Mr Adeniyi made this known to newsmen in Lagos on Friday, saying that the intercepted drugs were...
The Federal Operations Unit “B” of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized pangolin scales worth over N3 billion in a significant crackdown against illegal wildlife trade. The Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit Zone “B”, Comptroller Shuaibu Ahmadu, made this known at a news conference held on Wednesday in...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A (FOU A), has confirmed an attack by smugglers on its personnel and the Nigerian Army while carrying out Anti-Smuggling operations. According to a press statement signed by the Unit’s Public Relations Officer, SC Theophilus...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has ordered security operatives in the state to ensure the immediate arrest of the suspected killers of a Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officer in the state. The governor gave the directive when he received the Controller-General (C-G) of the service, Mr Bashir...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday again visited the family of one of those who died in the stampede which occurred during the distribution of palliative rice in Lagos in February. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NCS delegation was led by Hammi Swomen,...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Area Command, has handed over 6, 240 items of suspected explosive substances it intercepted in 2022 along Yauri-Jega road in the state. The Area Comptroller of the command, Mr Iheanacho Ernest- Ejike made this known while handing over the items to the...
In a graceful transition ceremony, Mr Chedi Wada, the Comptroller of the Federal Operations Units (FOU) Zone “B” of the Nigeria Customs Service, has officially handed over to Mr Ahmadu Shuaibu. The event, held in Kaduna on Wednesday at the unit’s office , marked a pivotal moment in...
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have been selected as finalists for the 2024 SABRE Africa PR Awards in Crisis/Issue Management and Public Sector/Government categories, respectively. The campaigns of the two organisations were undertaken in partnership with a multi-award-winning PR agency,...