NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE

The governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States conducted on November 16 were marred by allegations of violence and irregularities. There were allegations made against security agencies, particularly the police by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room. The Situation Room comprise of Civil Society Organsisation (CSOs) working in support of credible elections in Nigeria. The Situation Room consists of groups such as Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), CLEEN Foundation, Action Aid Nigeria, Centre for…

The Seme Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said it had intercepted 55 fairly-used vehicles smuggled into the country since the border closure on August 20 this year. The Customs Spokesman in Seme, Abdullahi Hussaini, said in a statement that the seizure was part of the tremendous achievements recorded by the command in its anti-smuggling operations. “The command within the period of the exercise intercepted 55 fairly used smuggled vehicles with DPV values worth millions of naira,” the customs…

The Organisers of the Lagos International Trade Fair, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have decried over the recent closure of Nigeria’s border saying it will likely disrupt the event. According to the LCCI Director-General, Muda Yusuf, the border closure will hinder exhibitors who usually come by road from attending the fair. Yusuf added that the chamber is in talks with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on the need to give consideration to…

In a bid to enhance administrative efficiency and boost revenue generation for the Service, the Nigeria Customs Service has unbundled its Ogun State Command, splitting it into two. The state Area Comptroller of the Service, Michael Agbara who disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing at the state headquarters, Idi-Iroko, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state said the development was arrived at during the Nigeria Customs Service Board at its 50th regular meeting held on 21st May, 2019. According to…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has opened its registration portal for prospective candidates to apply for its 2019 recruitment exercise. The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), on Tuesday, asked the candidates seeking to join the Service to visit its official recruitment portal at www.vacancy.customs.gov.ng to submit their application. The portal will go live from Midnight Wednesday. Ali, who was represented by the acting Deputy Comptroller General (DCG), Human Resources Development, Sanusi…

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has detained four members of the patrol team involved in the killing of a civilian, Godwin Onoja on Sunday. Recall that videos where officials of the NCS killed a man while allegedly trying to extort N5, 000 bribe from a group of travellers coming from Europe at Shagamu interchange along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, had gone viral on social media. However, in a statement signed by the NCS Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.)…

The Nigeria Customs Service has Reacted to the incidence of one of it officials allegedly killing a man. Videos where officials of the NCS were accused of killing a  man at Shagamu interchange along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, had gone viral on social media. In the video several passengers of a commercial bus were seen arguing with customs officials, as the argument continued, a voice was heard saying, “Shoot him” and a gun went off immediately after. Watch Video Below; However, reacting to the accusations, the…

Does the federal government want to chase foreign investors away from Nigeria? This is one of most frequently asked questions since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) asked MTN to refund the $8.1 billion it repatriated as profits out of Nigeria from 2007 to 2015 based on “irregular certificates of capital importation”. CBN also fined four banks N5.8 billion over the certificates. We had barely finished reading the story when Mallam Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, fired another…

The Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A, Nigeria Customs Service, has impounded 10 luxury vehicles belonging to Emeka Okonkwo, known otherwise as E-Money, over underpayment of duty on the vehicles. The vehicles, said to have been cleared by officers of Apapa Customs Command in Lagos, were intercepted by officials of FOU, following a tip-off about the value of duty paid on them. The seizure was confirmed by the FOU member, explaining that E-Money had visited the Unit to try and take back custody of the vehicles,…

In a verbal war ignited by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has addressed the president's claim that he squandered a whopping $16 billion electricity fund. President Buhari, in apparent reprisal to Obasanjo's constant attack on his administration, had asked "where was the power after a former president claimed to have spent $16 billion on the project?" The president made the query while receiving members of the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) who paid a courtesy call on him…