Improving Nigeria’s Digital Safety Through Customs–NCC Synergy By Abdulsalam Mahmud Nigeria’s digital ecosystem is fast expanding, with millions of citizens relying daily on mobile phones, internet devices and communication networks to work, trade and stay informed. Yet, beneath this progress lies a growing concern — the unchecked...

National Single Window, My Last Word By Abdulsalam Mahmud There are projects one can write about once, and never return to again. The "National Single Window" project is not one of them. For over a year now, this flagship trade facilitation reform has demanded our attention,...

Customs, Finance Ministry Seek Alternatives to suspended 4% FOB charge The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun consultations with the Federal Ministry of Finance on alternative funding sources after the government ordered the suspension of the four per cent Free-on-Board (FOB) charge on imports. The directive,...

Leap in Customs Achievements Under Wale Adeniyi By Abdulwahab Isa It takes an insider with deeper knowledge of the system to attain such milestones in two years. Only persons who grew through the ranks—from the bottom to the top echelon—could attain such breathtaking achievements recorded...

NAFDAC Receives ₦3.7bn Expired Drugs from Customs The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, on Tuesday, handed over three trucks of expired pharmaceuticals worth N3.7bn to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. This was contained in a statement by...

Tinubu Directs FIRS, Customs to Review Revenue Deductions President Bola Tinubu has directed a review of deductions and revenue retention practices by Nigeria’s major revenue-generating agencies, in a bid to boost public savings, improve spending efficiency, and unlock resources for growth. The agencies include the Federal...