Customs Release 1.1 million Bags Of Rice, Others   In compliance with the presidential directive to donate seized items to people during the lockdown, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), has approved the release of food items worth N3.3bn as relief materials to Nigerians. The...

Accountant General, Customs CG Clash Over N28bn Unremitted Fund   The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), on Thursday disagreed with the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, over the N28bn allegedly under-remitted into the Federation Account in 2015. Ali and Idris appeared...

EFCC To Investigate $8m Intercepted By Customs   The Nigeria Customs Service has said it will hand over the $8,065,612m intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the suspects for investigation and prosecution. The Comptroller-General of the NCS,...

Customs Probe $8.07m Seized At Lagos Airport   The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday said it intercepted $8,065,612m (N2.92bn) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), said the cash which was in $100 denomination, was found sealed in...

Recruitment Budget: N1.6bn For Hiring, Training, Says Customs   The Nigeria Customs Service has insisted that the N1.6bn allegedly paid to a consultant to conduct the ongoing recruitment exercise into the service was budgeted for both the recruitment and training for the entire period of the...

FG May Lift Land Border Vehicle Importation Ban, Says Customs Boss The Federal Government may relax the ban on importation of vehicles through the land border. The government had in January 2017 ordered a ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. The restriction on the...