By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced temporary suspension of the implementation of 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) value on imports as provided in Section 18(1)(a) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCSA) 2023. In a press statement made available to Platform Reporters on Tuesday, customs hinted that the temporary suspension is as a result of an…
By Sylvanus OBASI In his continuous effort and renewed drive to bring stakeholders up to speed on some of the emerging policies of the Nigeria Customs Service, the Customs Area Controller Tincan Island Port Command Comptroller Frank Onyeka has successfully engaged a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including importers, Customs brokers, shipping agents, and other key…
The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has applauded the recent appointment and decoration of Comptroller Frank Okechukwu Onyeka as the Acting Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Tin-can Island Port Customs Command, describing it as a well-deserved recognition of his exceptional career achievements. The CAC was decorated with the rant Comptroller of Customs at…
…. Pledges To Repay CGC’s Trust The Customs Area Controller, (CAC) Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Comptroller Frank Onyeka has revealed how he plans to meet and surpass the revenue target set for it by the Service. This, he said will be made possible through trade facilitation, noting that the…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has recognized SIFAX Group for its significant contribution to Nigeria’s tax revenue growth and compliance efforts in 2024. During an appreciation visit to SIFAX Group’s headquarters in Lagos, Mr. Kazeem Olanrewaju, Head of the Taxpayers Service Unit at FIRS’ Lagos Mainland West Medium Taxpayers Office, announced…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has declared that innovative financing models will serve as a catalyst for achieving sustainable development in the African Maritime industry. Mobereola, who stated this while speaking at the 7th Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) conference in…
…As CGC Adeniyi Pledges Stronger Partnerships To Enhance Trade Facilitation By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has achieved its 2024 revenue target, collecting N5.07 trillion with over a month left in the fiscal year. This milestone reflects the Service’s ongoing dedication to trade facilitation and economic growth. Speaking at the 2024 Comptroller-General of…
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…
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…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Oyo/Osun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it generated almost 24 billion Naira revenue between August to October 2024; even as the command revealed it also seized goods worth over 755 million Naira within the same period. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the Customs Area Controller of the command, Compt Dr…
