The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has embarked on Time Release Study (TRS) to measure the efficiency of its trade facilitation scheme and reduce the time of cargo clearance. Mr Wale Adeniyi, Deputy Commandant, Customs Training College, Gwagwalada, Abuja, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at a workshop […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has intercepted 150 bundles of second-hand clothes concealed inside a soft drinks trailer in Katsina. The controller of the unit, Alhaji Usman Dakingari, disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Katsina. He said that the trailer was arrested by the customs on its way to […]
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The comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, says Nigerians who claim to be hungry are lazy, noting that manna does not fall from heaven. He made the remark on Wednesday when he led the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) on a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja. Lauding the […]
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A clash between smugglers and officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, at a border town in Ogun State, has left four people dead. The incident which reportedly happened at Ilara, in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of the state at about 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, had six people critically injured. The clash occurred when suspected smugglers in […]
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The Senate has summoned all service chiefs; the Director General of the State Security Service, Lawan Daura; the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali; and the National security adviser, Babagana Monguno over the illegal possession of firearms by non-authorised Nigerians. The invitation was sequel to deliberations on a motion titled “proliferation of dangerous firearms in […]
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The Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has detained one suspect in connection with importation of 40 and 20 feet containers loaded with Tramadol tablets allegedly smuggled from India. The controller of the Command, Musa Abdullah, said on Tuesday that the seizure came against the backdrop of the ban on codeine syrup by […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested four suspects in Sokoto who allegedly smuggled 589 bags of imported rice concealed in a petrol tanker. The Comptroller of NCS in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara Command, Nasir Ahmad, made the disclosure to journalists on Tuesday in Sokoto. Mr. Ahmad said the smuggled items, which were intercepted on […]
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The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, retired Col. Hameed Ali, has approved the promotion of 775 junior Officers to various ranks. Ali announced this in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah on Thursday in Abuja. Attah said the promotion was strictly based on merit, as the cumulative marks of […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service said it has identified the importer of military wares which allegedly belong to the government of Kogi State. The customs also said it issued a 30-day ultimatum to the importer. The ultimatum was given for the importer to produce the End-User Certificate from the Office of the National Security Adviser. The […]
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The Court of Appeal has said that even though the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr. Danladi Yakubu Umar was absolved by the Economic Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a bribery petition written against him by a former Customs Controller Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi, the Chairman cannot still participate in the trial of Owolabi in the […]
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