FG E-Modernisation Project Gulps N139bn - Customs The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali says the promoters of the Nigeria Customs E-Modernisation project have committed $300 million; about N139 billion since the commencement of the project. The Nigeria Customs Service and a consortium, Trade Modernisation...

Uncertainty Trails N8.47bn Customs Cargo Scanners       The Federal Government has realised the urgent need to deploy cargo scanners at the ports after four years of failed promises. Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, had in January 2017, disclosed plans to replace faulty scanners...

Border Closure: Customs Make N7.4bn Seizures, 697 Arrests   The Nigeria Customs Service says it has arrested about 697 illegal immigrants and seized contraband goods worth N7.4bn seven months into the partial closure of the nation’s borders. The Comptroller General, NCS, Hameed Ali, (retd), said this in...

Reps Investigate Missing N14.8bn In The NCS   The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts yesterday began a public hearing on the “improper” audit of the account of the Nigeria Customs Service for years. The investigative hearing focused on series of audit queries raised against the...

Customs Seize 34 Containers Of Rice At TinCan Port   The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the seizure of 34 containers of rice smuggled through the Tin Can Island port in Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali (retd), disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday. He said...

Customs Collect N5bn Daily During Border Closure - Hameed Ali   The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, on Wednesday, told the National Assembly members that the agency had been raking in between N4.7bn and N5.8bn since the Federal Government closed the nation’s borders. Ali...