Customs Intercepts N10b Pangolin Scales , Raises Global Awareness Massive interception of Pangolin scales and Elephant tusks by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigerian Customs Services has attracted global attention to the country and it’s strict compliance to a United Nation’s convention on...

China’s Food Import Bill Soars to $58.3b China’s total food imports amounted to 58.28 billion dollars last year, up 25 percent year-on-year, while the annual average growth rate over the previous five years was 5.7 percent, data from the administration showed. Chinese consumers’ demand for imported...

Customs Makes 596 Impounds, Realises N8.6bn In 6months   The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, Lagos has realized about N8.6 billion from intercepted contrabands and duty received on imported goods in the last six months. Giving a breakdown of the earnings, Public Relations...

Customs Intercepted 3,000 Smuggled Rice In Ogun The Comptroller General of Customs’ Strike Force on smuggling of foreign parboiled rice has intercepted five trailers that were loaded with the commodity from Ogun State. The smuggled rice numbering about 3,000 bags of 50kg. The parboiled foreign rice were...

To Combat Smuggling, Customs Recieve 50 Patrol Vehicles   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...

FG Okays N1.6bn Operational Vehicles For Customs The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the contract for the procurement of 68 new pick-up operational vehicles for the Nigeria Customs Service. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of...