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- 24 Sept 2015
Post-Dikko: CRFFA Worried over Customs’ Direction
Thirty-five days after Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi exited, freight forwarders under the aegis of Concerned Registered Freight Forwarding Association, say they await the new CGC, col. Hameed Ali to hit the…
- 16 Mar 2012
SNFFIEC Utters Discontent with Customs Benchmark
The self imposed revenue target for year 2012 by the Nigeria Customs Service running in trillions of naira has continued to pitch it against stakeholders in the sector. Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 21 Aug 2013
Confusion over Appointment of New Customs Boss
There is confusion among stakeholders in the shipping industry in Nigeria on whether or not to appoint a new Comptroller General for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Ships & Ports Daily, a…
- 4 Dec 2013
Customs Beats Service Providers’ Records 24 Hours DIS Takeover
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it produces Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) within six hours, barely 24 hours of taking over full operations of the Destination Inspection Scheme. Alhaji Dikko…
- 23 Mar 2012
Customs to Implement Enhanced e-Clearance Structure
Search for a structure for improved revenue generation involving due electronic clearance procedure, the Nigeria Customs Service meditates on introducing a-single window platform that will facilitate…
- 22 Oct 2013
DG NIMASA, Chief of Naval Staff Address Piracy Issues @ OTL Africa 2013
The increasing tempo of piracy in Nigeria’s coastal waters has become a serious security threat requiring urgent attention by all relevant stakeholders in the maritime industry, the threat posed by…
- 5 Mar 2012
Customs, Agents in Crossroad over N1 Trillion Targets
With the urge to meet the 2012 self imposed revenue target of N1 trillion, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) may have found itself at crossroads with the licensed customs agents who are critical of…
- 24 Apr 2014
Why Confab Committee Summoned Customs, NPA, Others
The Public Finance and Revenue Committee at the ongoing National Conference on Tuesday summoned some top government functionaries associated with port operations in Nigeria to give explanations on…
- 28 Sept 2014
FOSSRA Alerts on Activities of Online Fraudsters
The forum of spokespersons of Security and Response Agencies (FOSSRA) has warned those it described as swindlers that use unverified websites and fake social media platforms to defraud unsuspecting…
- 20 Oct 2013
Broadband Council Tracks Plan Progress
The Broadband Council inaugurated by Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology met for the second time since its inception at the weekend and top on the was progress of public and…
- 7 Jan 2013
Customs Dumps RAR for PAAR
Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has dumped the Risk Assessment Report (RAR) and opted for Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR), a once-and-for-all document for clearing of goods in the ports. The new…
- 16 Sept 2015
Emir Excited by Social Infrastructure Target at Infrastructure PPP Summit
Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has thrown his weight behind the forthcoming 2015 Nigeria Infrastructure Public Private Partnership Summit scheduled to hold in the last quarter of this…
- 6 Oct 2015
Kano State Government Lauds Etisalat’s Adopt-A-School Initiative
The Kano State Government has commended Nigeria’s leading innovative telecoms operator, Etisalat Nigeria over its Adopt-A-School initiative, a pan-Nigeria intervention programme aimed at improving…