Customs boss, Ali slumps flown Abroad for treatment

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), has been flown abroad for an immediate medical attention. It was learnt that Hameed Ali, slumped on Wednesday during prayers in Abuja. A reliable anonymous government source familiar with the development told THEWILL that the DG was flown abroad for medicals in a customs jet on […]

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Customs officer who promoted himself to the rank of Comptroller-General now receive medical attention

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 […]

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Lazy Nigerians MUST be hungry… Manna doesn’t fall from heaven – Hameed Ali

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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Customs approves promotion of 775 junior personnel

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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Customs Boss, Hameed Ali and Senators clash again

The lingering feud between Hameed Ali, the comptroller general of Nigeria customs service (NCS) and the Senate, resurfaced on Monday when the duo disagreed over protocol-related matters. Dino Melaye, chairman senate ad hoc committee on waste in the NCS, said the customs CG was expected to have received the committee members into the premises and […]

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We have 50 percent of PDP in our government, we cannot move forward – Hameed Ali

The comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),Hameed Ali, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) government “cannot move forward” because 50 percent of those in the current administration are from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ali said this on Friday while speaking at the official commissioning of the national headquarters of Buhari Support Organisations (BSO) […]

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Turkish government will help Nigeria stop arms smuggling – Customs Boss

NIGERIA – The Comptroller General of Customs, Retired Colonel Ahmed Ali has said that the Turkish authorities are working with Nigeria in the fight against illegal import of firearms into Nigeria. Colonel Ali speaking in Istanbul said the Turkish authorities were unaware that pump action rifles form part of items on the country’s restrictive list […]

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FILE PHOTO: Seized Pump Action Rifles

Customs seizes 2,671 pump action rifles imported from Turkey

The Tin-Can Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 2,671 pump action rifles imported from Turkey. Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of NCS, told journalists in Lagos on Thursday that the seizure was the fourth at the Lagos port within eight months. “Following increased arms seizures in recent times, the Customs Area Controller of Tin-Can […]

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Customs arrest officer, terminal clerk over 1,100 illegally imported rifles

Following the seizure of 1,100 rifles illegally imported from Turkey, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Retired Col. Hameed Ali, told journalists in Lagos on Monday that an officer of the service and a terminal clerk have been arrested. “As you may already be aware, the two previous cases are 661 Pump Action Rifles […]

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