The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS , Kano/Jigawa command has seized 2,179 kilograms of pangolin scales in a joint enforcement operation with the Wildlife Justice Commission, WJC. This was contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Saidu Nuruddeen, on Tuesday. Nuruddeen said one suspect had been arrested in Mubi, Adamawa state in connection … Read more
The Nigerian government has explained that it is yet to take action on 60 private jets that operate in the country without payment of import duties amounting to several billions due to various court cases. The Nigeria Customs Service spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this on Tuesday while filing questions on the verification exercise for private … Read more
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has ordered the sale of smuggled Premium Motor Spirit at cheaper prices to Yola residents of Adaamawa State. Adeniyi disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists in Yola. He noted that the proceeds will be remitted to the Federation Account. This comes as the national coordinator of Operation … Read more
A mild drama unfolded in the House of Representatives on Monday as Gboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Blue and Marine Economy, claimed that a multi-billion-dollar cargo tracking agreement involving the federal government and the International Cargo Tracking Notes (ICTN) was flawed. Oyetola made this assertion while being questioned by a House investigative panel examining the … Read more
The Apapa Ports Customs Command, in its continued efforts to discourage the entry of dangerous drugs into Nigeria, has intercepted illicit drugs worth N1.1 billion conveyed in four units of 40ft containers. Comptroller Babatunde Olomu said this in a statement through the Public Relations Officer of the command, Chief Superintendent of Customs Usman Abubakar, in … Read more
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), is set to ground over 60 private jets owned by prominent individuals due to unpaid import duties totaling several billions of naira. According to Naija News, the enforcement is scheduled to begin today, October 14th, 2024. Documents obtained by The PUNCH from exchanges between the NCS … Read more
In a major crackdown, the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted nine containers filled with arms, ammunition, illicit drugs, and second-hand clothes, valued at N13.9 billion. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Comptroller-General, Adewale Adeniyi, revealed this during a press briefing at Onne Port, Rivers State. Adeniyi said one of the containers which originated from Turkey, based … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in the Adamawa/Taraba command has seized 12,435 liters of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as Petrol valued at ₦10.8 million. The Comptroller in charge of the command, Bashir Garba-Bature, disclosed this on Sunday while briefing journalists in Yola. Editor’s Picks Police Take Action Over ‘Indecent’ … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the two Binance executives detained in Nigeria for alleged tax evasion and other offences, has reportedly escaped from custody of the Department of States Service (DSS). According to Premium Times, sources said Mr Anjarwalla, 38, escaped on Friday, 22 March, from the Abuja guest house where … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has detailed the conditions necessary for the reopening of land borders across the country. During his visit to the Ogun 1 command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Idiroko, Ogun State, the acting CGC emphasized that … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service Ogun 1 Command has declared one of its drivers missing after an attack during a routine mobile patrol along Olorunlere village, in Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of the State. Public Relations Officer of the command, Hammed Bukoye Oloyede, in a press statement issued on Friday, said the driver, Taiwo … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service Zone ‘B’ command, Kaduna State has said it confiscated smuggled vehicles, bags of foreign rice, textiles and other items with a duty pay value of over ₦139 million worth. The Coordinator of the Strike Force team, Aliyu Olorukoba, paraded the seized items before the press at the zone ‘B’ command office … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and the Nigerian Customs Service(NCS) have called on officers to exercise vigilance on the movement of animals from Niger Republic into Nigeria in order to prevent the spread of a disease known as the Charcoal Anthrax. The NCS circular to its officers across the country was … Read more
The House of Representatives has approved a N278.3bn for the Federal Capital Territory as well as the Federal Capital Territory Area Councils for 2020. The lawmakers also approved the total sum of N238.1bn for the Nigerian Custom Service as 2020 Budget. Reports for the approval of the sums for the separate agencies were presented on … Read more
The authority of the Nigerian Custom Service has revealed that its personnel uncovered fake currency notes worth N2.5m at Ihunbo security checkpoint along with Idiroko border town in Ogun State. The Custom Service also revealed that 160 smuggled kegs of patrol and 40 drums of ethanol were also intercepted by the Ogun Area 1 Command. … Read more
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), has failed to honor the invitation of the House of Representative over the alleged extrajudicial killings by personnel of the service in the Ogun state boarder. The custom boss was summoned by the lower chamber and was supposed to appear before the house … Read more
-The closure of Nigeria’s borders by Federal Government was undertaken to strengthen the nation’s security and protect its economic interests – The border closure was to ensure that things were streamlined so that all stakeholders could be back to doing the right things -The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service called for support and cooperation of the … Read more