A Customs officer, Assistant Superintendent of Customs, Nura Dahiru, is currently undergoing medical examination for promoting himself to the rank of Comptroller-General and wearing the rank of a Deputy Comptroller General, to the Customs Headquarters in Abuja on Monday. According to the Public Relations Officer of NCS, Mr Joseph Attah, a doctor was invited when […]
Continue Reading
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said on Thursday that its revenue generation has increased to the region of N5.5 billion daily. The Comptroller-General (CGC), Hameed Ali, made this known during a working visit to the headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) in Lagos. The CGC, who was represented at the […]
Continue Reading
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has enabled its portal for the recruitment of 3,200 officers into the service. Umar Sanusi, acting deputy comptroller-general, human resources, customs, disclosed this during a press briefing at the agency’s headquarters on Tuesday. According to him, the recruitment of the officers, which is to fill existing vacancies within the agency, […]
Continue Reading
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit (F.O.U.) Zone D, Bauchi, has seized contraband worth N156. 61 million in 2018. The Controller F.O.U. Zone D, Peters Olugboyega, made the disclosure at a news conference in Bauchi on Thursday. According to him, this is an increase of N55 million compared to the seizures made in […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone “A” of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it intercepted 3,792 kg of Indian Hemp worth N379, 200, 000 along the Oyo/Osun border within the past four months. FOU Zone A Customs Area Comptroller, Mohammed Aliyu, told journalists on Tuesday in Lagos that the unit also intercepted contraband with […]
Continue Reading
The Nigeria Police in Badagry, said it had arrested seven customs officers over the killing one Mrs Patience Oni and injuring an innocent man at Forte Oil Filling Station near popular Badagry Roundabout in Lagos state. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Badagry Police Station, Mr Samson Akhiromen, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Continue Reading
The Ogun State Police Command has re-arraigned 13 suspected smugglers who allegedly kidnapped an operative of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdul-Rasheed Salami attached to the Federal Operation Unit (FOU) in April, 2018. The suspects were arraigned before a Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Isabo area of Abeokuta, the state capital on a three count […]
Continue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Nigeria customs service to place Ayodele Fayose, outgoing governor of Ekiti, on its watch list and prevent him from leaving the country. Fayose, whose tenure ends on October 16, is being investigated by the EFCC for alleged abuse of office, money laundering, among others. In […]
Continue Reading
Mr Abdullahi Kirawa, Deputy Comptroller and National Coordinator, Comptroller General Strike Force, said the team seized 4,200 50kg bags of smuggled rice in Mopa village, near Kabba in Kogi. Kirawa made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He said the seizures were as a result of synergy between the Nigeria Police, Army, […]
Continue Reading
In order to ensure efficiency in service delivery, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, has redeployed 70 Comptrollers. According to a statement from the service’s Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, the reshuffle is to meet the challenges of fighting smuggling, revenue collection and trade facilitation. “In the face of challenging security situation and increasing inclination […]
Continue Reading