The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has, in conjunction with the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), launched an auspicious scheme aimed at enhancing trade facilitation and creating a more transparent business environment for the Service’s stakeholders in trade space, named Advance Ruling. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi hinted this while launching…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Following the brutal attack that claimed the life of Customs Assistant II, Auwal Haruna at the Gamji Makaho checkpoint in the Dankama area of Katsina State on April 17, 2024, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) stands resolute in its condemnation of such violent acts against its officers and men. PLATFORM REPORTERS…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In a heartwarming gesture, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reached out to the family of Susan Odulaja, one of the victims of the tragic stampede that occurred during the sale of 25kg bags of rice in Lagos on February 23, 2024. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC),…
In about one month time, the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nipal Consulting Network and Former Chairman, Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority, Hon Dr Chris Asoluka will steer proceedings as Chairman of Occasion at the forth-coming 8th Annual Maritime Students And Youth Conference, an event also designed to mark 10th Anniversary of Platforms Communications, a…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Kano The Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, has made a significant seizure at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that at approximately 01:00 pm last Friday, a passenger arriving from Cairo via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET941 was intercepted during a joint security…
The Customs Area Controller of Kebbi Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Compt Ernest Iheanacho today handed over a total of 6,240 pieces of cap sensitive dynamite explosives to the Department of State Security Service (DSS). PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that on Wednesday, the 6th day of July 2022 at about 071Shrs, a team of Joint…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) commenced a sensitisation program on Monday for the enrollment of an automated retiree verification system for high-ranking officers who have retired from the Service. The programme, the first of its kind, was designed to serve as a platform through which all retired Deputy Comptroller Generals (DCGs),…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reiterated its dedication to promoting gender equality in decision-making processes as part of its efforts to combat gender discrimination and gender-based violence. At a capacity-building workshop on gender inclusivity, co-organized by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the NCS in Abuja on Monday, the Comptroller-General…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Merchant Seafarers Association of Nigeria (MESAN) has strongly countered the assertion made by the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), saying that the Nigerian seafarers are among the highest paid globally. Recall that while receiving the Coordinator of International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), Barning Annica Marie who paid a working…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Corporate Headquarters. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the CGC, who was warmly welcomed by the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndache, acknowledged his achievements, stating, “The comments about…
