The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it has commenced the distribution of seized smuggled rice, vegetable oil to orphanage homes in Lagos. This was disclosed by the National Public Relation Officer of the service, Joseph Attah, in a chat with journalists in Lagos. Attah said since peace has returned to the north-eastern part […]
Read More The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), said it has remitted N653.47 billion into the Federation Account between January and November 2018. The NCS which presented the report to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), last week, said the amount was generated from six major revenue sources, namely: Import duty where ₦553 billion was realised between January […]
Read More The Nigeria Customs Service on Monday expressed its determination to stem the tide of rice smuggling with the delivery of 50 Toyota Hilux patrol vehicles to it. Out of the 50 patrol vehicles, 20 were issued on Monday to the strike force team of the service. Speaking during the event at the headquarters of the […]
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Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recently seized 17,625 litres of fuel worth ₦2.6 million. The fuel, stored in 705 jerry cans, was seized at Yekeme Creek when the smugglers were in the process of evacuating them into their boats, preparatory to taking them to neighbouring countries. The Comptroller, Sarkin-Kebbi Mustapha, told journalists […]
Read More The Surveillance Unit of the Comptroller General’s Compliance Team has in the last nine months made serious incursions in curtailing the nefarious smuggling trade with spectacular seizures worth more than ₦5 billion. It has also uncovered several techniques used by smugglers who engaged in bringing in contraband such as rice, second hand vehicles, vegetable oil […]
Read More Amid the crippling situation of fuel scarcity in most parts of the country, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confiscated a total of 2,200 jerrycans laden with premium motor spirit (PMS) or petrol. The jerrycans, which were confiscated at Pashi-Yekeme community in Owode and the creeks were meant to be ferried to other neighbouring countries. According […]
Read More Although the Federal Government is yet to set a 2018 revenue generation target for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the management plans to collect ₦1.3trillion this year. The Public Relations Officer, Mr. Joseph Attah, who disclosed this to our Abuja correspondent in his office, added that the organization hopes to work harder to exceed the […]
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