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An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been confirmed dead while attending an engagement with a committee of the House of Representatives. A statement signed by the House Spokesman/Chairman, House Committee on Media and…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is working to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in the country. According to the National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, the food…

Following the closing of the Nigeria-Niger border, Bashir Adeniyi, the acting comptroller general of the Nigeria Customs Service, has issued a red alert for all officers and personnel manning crossings in the Benin Republic, Cameron,…

The Federal Government on Friday ordered the immediate closure of all land borders with the Niger Republic over the current political instability in the latter. The policy, according to the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria…

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has debunked some media reports that the Federal Government has lifted the ban on vehicle importation through the Seme border. Hussaini Abdullahi, customs spokesman for Seme Area Command, disclosed…

Twelve operatives have been called to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) headquarters in Abuja for questioning regarding their alleged involvement in the smuggling of refined petroleum products, particularly the Premium Motor Spirit…

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted another 607 cartons containing 11,785,800 tramadol tablets in Lagos. NDLEA’s spokesperson, Mr Jonah Achema confirmed this on Wednesday August 26, disclosing that the Chairman…

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has approved the release of 247 truckloads of relief items worth N3.250 billion and a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N2bn from its warehouses. This was revealed in a…

President Buhari has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to release with immediate effect bags of rice seized from smugglers for distribution to the masses. Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning…

Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted 1, 393 bags of rice concealed in gas cylinders within Ogun State.  The smuggler were parading before newsmen on Wednesday February 19, while the Acting Controller of the…

The Nigeria Customs Service has on Tuesday intercepted a passenger with over $8.6 million cash at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. A source who disclosed this to The Nation, said an airport worker linked with the…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Sokoto Area Command, has intercepted 640 cartons of dangerous and unapproved aphrodisiacs (sex enhancement drugs) with the duty paid value of N914.8 million. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the…

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has inaugurated a six-member investigative Committee to find out all those connected to the illegal importations of military wears. Ali announced this in a…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NIS) has intercepted 460 bags of smuggled imported rice concealed in a petrol tank. Mr Nasir Ahmad, the Comptroller of Customs in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara Command, told newsmen on…

The Calabar Free Trade Zone in Cross River and Akwa Ibom Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested three suspected job syndicates. The Customs Area Controller in charge of Calabar Free Trade Zone and Akwa Ibom Area…