Ogun Customs Seize 43 Trailer Loads Of Foreign Rice, Automobiles Worth N3.4bn   The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) claimed that it had seized foreign goods worth a total of N3,400,226,707 in the first half of 2022. At a press conference held...

Importers To Pay N300bn Freight Rates On Foreign Rice To Nigeria, Others     Foreign rice importers will pay a total of N300 billion ($579. 75million) to shipping lines as freight rates by the end of this year. The rice importers, who are expecting their consignments from Thailand...

NCS Intercepts Foreign Rice Worth N22.5m In Kwara       The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Strike Force in charge of Zone “B” that is made up of the North- east, North-west and North-central zones of the country said it intercepted and seized about 513 bags of foreign...

Nigeria Customs Service Raises Alarm over Foreign Massive Rice Smuggling … Customs to Area Controllers: You're Responsible for Officers' Inactions Aiding Rice Smuggling         As massive smuggling of foreign rice into the country's markets persist, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has directed its Controllers and Unit Heads...

Renewed Smuggling Threatens N3.4tr Rice Investment in the Processing Sub-sector- RIPAN …13m jobs may be lost     The renewed foreign rice smuggling into the Country is threatening the N3.4 trillion investments in rice processing sub-sector of the economy, the Director General of the Rice Processors Association of...

Tons of Foreign Rice Offloaded at Reopened Borders, Displayed Openly in Shops - RIMAN     The Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) has expressed its concern over the intense smuggling of rice into the country, following the reopening of some land boarders, and the take off...