Tag: Nigerian Customs
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Nigeria-Niger border closure: Customs enforces presidential directive
Following the recent overthrow of a democratically elected government in Niger Republic, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun implementation of presidential directive on closure of the Nigeria-Niger border.
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Kaduna youths flay Customs boss over employment opportunities
The Kaduna Youths Forum has criticised the Controller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Rtd Colonel Hameed Ali, for failing to provide them with employment opportunities. A press statement signed by the Coordinator, Ismail Mustapha Soba, and made available to TheNewsGuru noted that job opportunities would have assisted in tackling the problem of insecurity that has plagued…
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Customs gives update on vehicle identification number valuation
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the suspended Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Valuation on imported vehicles to be deployed on Friday has been imputed with human face values. The Controller Valuation of NCS headquarters, Comptroller Anthony Udenze, made this known at a sensitisation programme ahead of the relaunch of VIN valaution on Thursday in Lagos.
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Customs intercepts 9 containers of wood, seizes N78m codeine
Customs intercepts 9 containers of wood
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Customs seizes N10b contraband
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ said over the weekend that it interrupted contraband with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N10 billion. The acting Customs Area Controller of the unit, Usman Yahaya said the illegal imports comprised 34 fairly used and new vehicles which were laden with secondhand clothes,…
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Customs seize 1,072 vehicles, 19,000 bags of foreign rice
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it has seized no fewer than 1,072 vehicles from suspected smugglers since the closure of Nigerian borders with neighbouring countries. NCS Public Relations’ Officer, Mr Joseph Attah made the disclosure on Friday in Katsina during a sensitisation programme on the Border Drill Operation. He said that the vehicles were…
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90% of cars in Nigeria are smuggled – Customs boss
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), on Thursday said 90 per cent of cars in the country were smuggled into the country by unscrupulous elements. Ali, who said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja, alleged that many vehicles on display for sale in auto shops across the country were…
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Recruitment: Customs speaks on applicants’ challenges on portal
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says complains of applicants arising from recruitment portal has been resolved. The NSC Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. NAN reports that NCS opened its portal on Wednesday, April 17, for the recruitment of 3,200 officers…
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NAFDAC, customs seize tramadol worth N193bn in one year
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has confiscated containers of tramadol with a street value of N193bn. In a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the seizures were made during a joint examination of containers at the Apapa Port, Lagos which was coordinated by the…
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Tin Can Customs Command generates N29.4bn in January
The Tin Can Island Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N29.4 billion in January 2018, up from N19.8 billion generated in the corresponding period of 2017. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Uche Ejesieme, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on…