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Amidst State Of Emergency, Onne Customs Command Intercepts More Illicit Drugs, Donkey Skin

By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service, Onne Command says it has made yet another significant seizure of twenty 40-feet and one 20-feet containers laden with illicit drugs, which pose a severe threat to public health and safety, as well as another one 20-feet container laden with donkey skin. The Customs Area Controller, Area 2…

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Operation Whirlwind Intercepts 67,000 Litres Of PMS In Niger-Kwara Axis

By Sylvanus OBASI Few months into the ongoing operations WHIRLWIND, appreciable results have been recorded, particularly in the areas of illegal smuggling of petroleum motor spirit (PMS). It will be recalled that the exercise, which commenced in May, 2024 involves the collaboration of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) being coordinated by the Office of the National…

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Helicopter Crash: NIMASA To Share Information With IMO After Black Box Recovery

By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA will share details of her findings from the helicopter crash into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima, with the International Maritime Organization, IMO. This was just as the Flight Data Recorder FDR and Cockpit Voice Recorder CVR otherwise called the black box was recovered…

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Nnadi Commends Stakeholders For Voluntary Compliance As Tin-can Customs Declares N1.04T Revenue

By Sylvanus OBASI The Customs Area Controller of Tincan Island Customs Command Apapa-Lagos, Compt Dera Nnadi has applauded stakeholders for supporting and abiding by the Command’s campaign of voluntary compliance to import regulations, guidelines and extant laws which according to him led to a historic over one trillion Naira revenue generation by the command. PLATFORM…

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Apapa Customs Rakes N1.87t In 10 Months, Impounds Containers Of Expired Pharmaceuticals

By Sylvanus OBASI The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported an impressive revenue collection figures by generating N1.87 trillion from January to October 2024; even as the command has impounded and handed over six containers of expired and unapproved pharmaceuticals to the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration And Control…

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CGC Adeniyi Hosts NAGAFF, Commits To Enhancing Collaborative Opportunities

By Sylvanus OBASI The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, received a delegation from the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Tuesday at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Headquarters in Abuja, led by the association’s National President, High Chief Tochukwu Ezisi. In his address, CGC Adeniyi expressed enthusiasm about the visit and…

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NCS, WCO Hold Gender Diversity Workshop To Strengthen Inclusivity

By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO), has launched a workshop on “Gender Diversity” at the Old Federal Secretariat in Garki, Abuja. The event, which commenced on Monday, 28 October 2024, reaffirmed the commitment of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to create a work…

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