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Nigerians to begin clearing goods from Cotonou ports – Customs

    The acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has stated that Nigerian importers would soon have the opportunity to complete the customs clearance process for their goods at the ports located in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The disclosure was made in Abuja after the conclusion of a two-day working visit by the […]

Kaduna customs hits N16.3bn revenue in 2023
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Kaduna customs seize vehicles, illegal goods worth N1m

The Federal Operations Unit of the Nigerian Customs Service in Zone B, Kaduna, has reported that the unit seized vehicles and other illegal goods worth N1 trillion between May and July. The Punch reported that the command’s public relations officer, Isah Sulieman, said in a statement on Friday that during the time period under consideration, the command […]

How VIN affected vehicle importation - Customs
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How VIN affected vehicle importation – Customs

The Nigeria Customs Service has said that the implementation of the Vehicles Identification Number for clearing imported vehicles resulted in a 40% decrease in imported vehicles in 2022 through its Ports & Terminal Multipurpose Limited Command. The acting Assistant Comptroller General and the command’s outgoing Controller, Suleiman Bomai, said this while outlining the command’s actions […]

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Customs generates N242bn revenue at Onne Port in 2022

The Nigeria Customs Service has said it generated N242,090,629,309.60k revenue in 2022.The Area Controller Nigeria Customs Service Area ll Command Onne Port, Comptroller Auwal Mohammed made this known, attributing the revenue collection to three key operational indices.Vanguard reported that according to Mohammed, the factors were regular stakeholders engagement, increased compliance level of the port users […]

Auction abandoned containers at seaports, NPA urges Customs
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Auction abandoned containers at seaports, NPA urges Customs

The Nigerian Port Authority has urged the Nigerian Customs to auction the abandoned overtime containers as they are occupying a chunk of the space meant for imported goods. According to BusinessDay, the containers occupying space at Nigeria’s three major seaports, Apapa, Tin-Can Island, and Onne, have increased to over 6,000. These 6,000 twenty-foot equivalent units […]

Anger as customs sell seized vehicles as scrap
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Anger as customs sell seized vehicles as scrap

Auctioneers have expressed their displeasure over the manner in which the Nigeria Custom Service has allegedly sold about 6,000 impounded vehicles and other items to selected firms and individuals. According to The PUNCH, the auction of the vehicles was marred with various irregularities as it was carried out without open competitive bidding, contrary to the […]

Customs seize 80,000-litre tankers with adulterated diesel
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Customs seize 80,000-litre tankers with adulterated diesel

Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service have seized two tankers filled with adulterated 80,055 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State. According to The PUNCH, this was disclosed by the Acting Customs Area Controller in charge of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Hussein Ejibunnu. While handing […]

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Give confiscated foodstuffs to poor Nigerians, experts tell Customs

The Chief Executive Officer, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Dr Muda Yusuf, has advised the Nigeria Customs Service to see how they could use perishable seized goods for economic interventions. Recently, the acting Customs Area Controller in charge of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, NCS, Hussein Ejibunu, while giving the first-year report […]

FG to end fuel subsidy in 2023 - Minister
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Disagreement stalling Customs automation project – Minister

The Federal Government says the $3.1bn contract for the ‘complete’ automation of the Nigerian Customs Service, approved by the Federal Executive Council in 2020, has been upturned. This, it said, was due to disagreements between parties that made up the consortium. It said the disagreements defied the Federal Government intervention—through the office of the Attorney-General […]

Customs seize 80,000-litre tankers with adulterated diesel
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Customs, firm seal $3.2bn digitisation deal

The Nigeria Customs Service and a consortium, Trade Modernisation Project Limited, on Monday, signed a concession agreement worth $3.2bn to digitalise operations of the border security and revenue collection outfit. This is just as the Federal Government expects to generate over $176bn from the deal. At the agreement signing ceremony held at the Abuja national […]

Customs, FAAN ranked worst-performing agencies in May 2024
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Customs intercept 12 trucks of imported poisonous rice

THE Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, of Nigeria Customs Service, says it intercepted 7,259 bags of 50kg of foreign parboiled rice which is equivalent to 12 trucks in April. The service said 12 suspects had so far been arrested by the unit in connection with the seizure of different contrabands and others. Addressing journalists at […]

Customs, FAAN ranked worst-performing agencies in May 2024
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Border reopening: Experts predict 60% rise in vehicle smuggling

Few days after the Federal Government announced the reopening of four land borders, stakeholders, including clearing agents and car dealers, have predicted a 60 per cent increase in the smuggling of vehicles into the country. The Federal Government had, last weekend, approved the reopening of Idiroko, Jibia, Kamba and Ikom land borders. This is coming […]