Customs Uncovers 25 Duty-evading Firms
The Lagos Industrial Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has uncovered over 25 firms producing dutiable goods in Lagos State which are not on the list of excise-paying factories.
The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Queen...
FG to Generate $200bn Revenue from Customs Modernisation Project
The Federal Government is to generate $200bn revenue from the modernisation project of the Nigeria Customs Service, the concessionaire in charge of the project, announced on Thursday.
Speaking at the flag-off of the Project Management Office of...
World Bank, Customs Partner to Improve Trade Compliance
The Nigeria Customs Service, in collaboration with the World Bank under the Accelerating Revenue Mobilisation Reforms Programme, has introduced modalities for migration from the Fast Track Regime to Fast Track 2.0.
In a statement, on Wednesday, the National...
Nigeria’s Border: A Case for Customs Modernization
By Gift Wada
With a total land border of 4,045 Km, and 853 Km of the maritime domain, statistics show that there are about 1,500 identified land border crossings into Nigeria, but only 84 (covering 4,000 sq km) have...
Buhari to Commission N19.6bn Customs Headquarters Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to inaugurate the new headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja, on Tuesday.
The building is located behind the headquarters of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in...
NCS Intensifies Onslaught Against Smugglers, Impounds 33,597 Rice Bags
In the aftermath of a special report done by Economic Confidential, a sister publication of PRNigeria, on rice smuggling into the country, officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, have impounded no fewer than 33,597 bags...
