Customs Recover N426m Unremitted Revenue From Importers       The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recovered N426 million revenue that was not remitted by some importers at the Lagos Port Complex. The Coordinator of the Strike Force of the Comptroller General, Deputy Comptroller, Ahmadu Shuaibu, who stated this...

Should Senate Tackle Customs for Rice Seizure?, by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim       Despite being Africa’s highest producer of rice, Nigeria spent an average of $4.2bn on its importation. These statistics were the basis on which the ban on rice importation was implemented in 2019. The importation ban...

Customs Generate N466.1bn Revenue In Q1,2021       The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N466.1 billion revenue in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. The statistics obtained from the office of the Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Joseph Attah, yesterday, showed that the revenue was...

NCS Generates N5.5bn in Kano-Jigawa Command, Vows to Sustain Clampdown on Rice Smuggling, Others     The Customs Area Comptoller, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, Comptroller Suleman P Umar, has vowed that the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) will not relent in its effort towards confiscating foreign rice and other...

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...

Customs Intercept Textiles, Rice Worth N1.42bn In Lagos         The Comptroller General of Customs’ Strike Force Team on Wednesday said it has intercepted 564 bales of textiles materials falsely declared as machinery, foreign parboiled rice, footwears and foreign bags worth N895m. Speaking while unveiling the seizure, the...