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Kano And Jigawa Customs Area Command Rakes In ₦14bn Revenue

Kano And Jigawa Customs Area Command Rakes In ₦14bn Revenue

May 11, 2022 10:27 am

Reports reveleaded by the Kano and Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have shown that they have generated more than ₦14 billion between January and April in 2022.

This report was made by the Area Command’s Comptroller who made the statement while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Kano.

He noted that the service collected more than ₦14 billion from January to April 2022, compared to the N9.6 billion it collected in 2021 and this represented a 44.9 percent increase.

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The comptroller said the command seized …

Cyprus Bound Student Nabbed With 13.55kg Of Cannabis

Nigeria Customs Intercept ₦1.2bn Cannabis – Largest Single Bust’

May 22, 2020 11:48 am

Operatives of the Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted drugs suspected to be Cannabis Sativa valued at ₦1,002,050,000 during a seagoing patrol on Lagos waters.

The Controller of the command, Comptroller Olugboyega Peters, revealed this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday.

Peters described the seizure as the “largest single seizure” of such drugs on the waters in the history of the Nigeria Customs.

He said that his men relied on intelligence and carried out round the clock surveillance for a period of three days before swooping on the target area where the seizure was made.…

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Customs Impound ₦20m Container Load Of Pirated Books

February 15, 2020 9:59 am

A container load of suspected pirated books, valued at over ₦20 million, belonging to different publishers, has been impounded in a joint operation by Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).

The container with a consignment number CMAU171419/9 had been imported by a forwarding agent, Blessnta Investment Ltd of No. 4, Okuntola Street, Mushin, Lagos for a consignee, identified as Onyigold Logistics Services Ltd of Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos.

Following intelligence supplied by NCC and with the support of the Nigerian Publishers Association, the consignment of 672 cartons comprising different titles belonging to various publishers was intercepted at

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2020 Budget: Senate Okays ₦238.15bn For Customs

February 5, 2020 6:06 am

The Senate, on Tuesday, okayed the sum of ₦238,149,325,832.70 for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for 2020 fiscal budget.

This approval was sequel to an adoption of the presentation by the committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and subsequent consideration at plenary.

DAILY POST also learnt that Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has warned MDAs to submit their audited accounts or risk punitive measures.

Senator Francis Alimikhena, who is chairman of the committee, said out of the total expenditure for the year 2020, N98.61 billion representing 41.41 percent is for Personnel cost; N15.95 billion representing 6.70 percent is for Overhead Cost;

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Border: Foreign Rice Drops As Dealers, CBN, Customs React

January 19, 2020 2:33 pm
The federal government’s border closure, increased surveillance by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Anchors Borrowers Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have dropped the volume of foreign rice in Nigerian markets.

A report released on Sunday by Economic Confidential puts the figure at 37 percent, down from 70 percent as at March/April 2019.

Foreign rice such as Mama Gold, Royal Stallion, Rice Master, Caprice, Falcon Rice and Basmati have reduced in the market, while Nigerian rice including Umza and Fursa Crown from Kano, Mama Happy from Niger, Labana Rice from Kebbi, Olam Rice from Nasarawa,

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Border Closure: Customs Seize 42 Bags Of Foreign Rice

January 19, 2020 6:15 am
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has intercepted 42 bags of foreign rice at Kankara axis of Katsina State.

The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Sunday James, who disclosed this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Abuja, said that it was concealed in a vehicle.

James said that the officers were on routine patrol along the Kankara axis when they apprehended a vehicle carrying the contraband.

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According to him, the 42 bags of rice have been handed over

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Customs Command Surpasses Revenue Target

January 17, 2020 5:13 am

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers State has announced that it generated a total revenue of ₦107.336 million from duty paid on imported goods in 2019. This, it stated in a statement, surpasses its annual target of ₦95.711 million for last year by ₦11.642 million.

The Customs Area Command of the Command, Comptroller Aliyu Galadima Saidu in the statement said a total of 24 seizures with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1.278 billion were also recorded in the area of anti-smuggling.

“The seizures include 99 containers comprising vegetable oil, detergents, bags of foreign rice, scraps …

Recruitment: Customs Releases Shortlisted Candidates

January 13, 2020 2:54 pm
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has disclosed that 162,399 applicants have been shortlisted for its aptitude test.

NCS stated that those shortlisted were among the 828,333 that applied for various positions in 2019.

A statement by the Public Relations Officer, NCS, Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah on Monday said the shortlisted candidates have been notified through their email addresses and telephone numbers.

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Attah stated that the recruitment process was challenged by attempts by internet fraudsters to hack and discredit it.

“The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has expressed

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Border Closure: Nigeria Customs Reveals Target

January 12, 2020 2:29 pm
Mohammed Garba, the newly appointed Coordinator for the Joint Border Operations Drill, North central Zone, Ilorin, Kwara State, says Federal Government policy on border closure was targeted at illegal businesses.

NAN reports that he spoke at the palace of the Emir of Yashikira, the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara on Sunday when he led his team on familiarisation tour of border communities in the state.

Garba, who is also a Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, explained that the idea was not to obstruct indigenes from legitimate trading.

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Reps Approve ₦9.4bn To Complete Customs Head Office Complex

December 20, 2019 9:26 am

The House of Representatives on Friday approved the budget of the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) with the approval of N9.4billion to the commission to complete the Customs Head Office Complex.

The House Committee on Supply approved a total budget of N283.1billion of the Customs for the year 2020.

The approval is coming in the wake of the controversial N37billion approved for the renovation of the National Assembly in the 2020 budget.

According to the budget of the service, the N9.4billion will be from the target surplus of revenue made by customs.

The report reads, “That the Share of Target Surplus

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Customs Seizes Foreign Rice From ‘Buhari’s Storekeeper’

December 17, 2019 8:42 am

Operatives of the Border Drill Operations of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have reportedly seized 140 bags of foreign rice at a warehouse in Daura.

The warehouse allegedly belongs to Alhaji Habu Sarkin-Fulani.

Daily Nigerian reports that the owner is a confidant of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Customs operatives, acting on a tip-off, stormed Fegi quarters in Daura, the hometown of the president, and seized the rice.

The bags were allegedly given to the president through Sarkin-Fulani before ban on importation of foreign rice was imposed.

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“Alhaji Sarkin-Fulani is …

Anxiety Over ₦300bn Presidential Deal On e-Customs Project

December 2, 2019 6:37 am

The reported move by the presidency to concession the Nigeria Customs Service revenue collection to the private sector for 20 years, has unruffled some feathers in the Nigeria  Customs high command and they are now mobilising to challenge the initiative. The service believes the concession plan will hamper the development the country has recorded so far in the area of export and import trade.

A document sighted and obtained by our reporter titled, Re: Presidential Initiatives  on Customs  Modernisation: “E-Customs  Project”(Establishment  of  a Digital /Paperless  Customs  Administration) and other Matters,  indicated that the Presidency has approved the  engagement  of  a …

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