The man at the Custom House
SIR: It is no gainsaying that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has witnessed an unprecedented leap since Bashir Adewale Adeniyi assumed office as the Comptroller General of Customs on June 25, 2023.
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Customs mourns as DC dies at National Assembly during Reps probe
Deputy Comptroller of Finance Administration and Technical Service, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Andrew Essien, slumped and died at the National Assembly, yesterday, during an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives.   NCS confirmed that
Explain how unregistered drugs enter Nigeria, NCS tells NAFDAC
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to explain how drugs without their registration numbers entered the country. Deputy Comptroller
Customs to expedite clearance of medical supplies in ports
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) plans to expedite the clearance process for medical supplies to address delays impacting patient care and access to vital equipment. President, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Dr
NCS commits to simplifying trade operations
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it is focused on simplifying trade operations in alignment with global trends and best practices, despite facing hurdles in implementing its 2023 Act. The service
Customs intercepts N4.1b illicit drugs at Tin Can port
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the seizure of two containers filled with unregistered pharmaceutical products and psychotropic substances worth over N4.1b. Parading the drugs before media men in Lagos, the
Customs generates ₦1.09b in 90 days from vehicle regularisation
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N1,085,663,678 in revenue within the three months grace period for regularising import duties for certain vehicle categories improperly imported into the country.Â
‘Customs modernisation project secured against cyber attacks’
The Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) Trade Modernisation Project (TMP), has been built foolproof against cyber-attacks, its General Manager, Ahmed Ogunshola, has said.
Despite N318b loss to waivers, Customs earns N1.34tr in three months
With a revenue target of N5.079 trillion this year, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N1.34 trillion in the first quarter, while also conceding N318 billion to duty exemptions, waivers and concessions
As N9.6tr yearly loss to low port capacity utilisation continues
Seven years after the signing of the Federal Government's executive order on a 24-hour port operation policy, the goal of around-the-clock efficiency remains unachieved due to ineffective implementation despite the outcry, causing
CBN reduces duty FX rate eighth time in May as naira trades above N1500/$
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the exchange rate used for the computation of import duties to N1,446.281/$. The latest cut is the eighth this month.