Nigeria Customs and Showing Empathy for Stampede Victims, by Abdulsalam Mahmud   In Lagos State this year, something tragic happened. It was a stampede that claimed some lives. The event that led to the ugly incident was the distribution of rice bags by the Nigeria Customs...

Laolu Cautions Tinubu’s Administration Against Muzzling The Press   Attempts by police authorities to harrass the Foundation for Investigative Journalism over its reports alleging serious smuggling abuses within the Nigerian Customs Service reflects poorly on the reputation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s democratic credentials. This was the...

Apapa Customs Intercepts Pistols, Rakes In N502bn Revenue   The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday, said that it intercepted two pistols inside one groupage cargo and collected a total of N502.987 billion from January 2023 to July. The Command also said it made...

'Trade Compliance Declined By 20% In Eight Years'   A maritime research group, Sea Empowerment and Research Centre has stated that trade compliance in Nigeria dropped by 20 per cent under the Col Hammed Ali (retd)-led administration of the Nigeria Customs Service in the last eight...

FG Losing Revenue From VIN Implementation - Agents Clearing agents operating at the nation’s maritime sector have said that the Vehicle Identification Number introduced by the Nigeria Customs Service earlier this year has created revenue setbacks and loopholes for the government. The agents in separate interviews...

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...