Fraud: Customs Suspend 300 Clearing Licences The Nigeria Customs Service has reportedly suspended 300 clearing licences due to alleged fraudulent activities. It was gathered that licences belonging to members of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents including that of its National President, Tony Nwabunike, were...

Customs impound Cannabis Worth N32.8m The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced a seizure of N32.8m cannabis. The Customs Area Commander of the Command, Boyiliya Binga, disclosed this while handing over the seized cannabis to the officials of the National Drug Law...

Customs Nab Four, Confiscate Goods Worth N460m   Various items, including 6,102 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice with an approximate Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N460m have been intercepted by the Comptroller-General’s Strike Force of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Also, four suspects have also been...

NCS Issues Concession To Freight Forwarders Over Trapped Containers   Reprieve has finally come the way of freight forwarders in the country over the trapped third party containers at the Lagos ports. This is because the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has agreed to resume the clearing procedures...

Customs Rakes In N1.4bn At Seme Border   The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, said it generated about N1.4 billion from trade across the border in the last two months. The Controller, Seme Command, Mohammed Uba, who disclosed this during the parade of some seized items...

Customs Set To Impound Cargoes With Fake Documentation The Comptroller- General, Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali(retd.), has ordered the seizure of cargoes with improper documentation. Our correspondent learnt that the order came on the heels of an increase in the level of discrepancies observed in...