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- 18 Dec 2020
Customs to Sack Non-ICT Compliant Officers in 2023 — Ali
Mr Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Friday reminded his officers and men to be fully computer literate and Information and Communications Technology (ICT)…
- 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…
- 28 Jun 2017
NCC Receives Accolade over Fight against Piracy
Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd), Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has commended the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)’s fight against Piracy particularly the seizure of 28 Shipping…
- 19 Jul 2022
SON Tasked to Upgrade ICT Infrastructure for Easy Interface with Customs
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col Hameed Ali (Rtd) has urged the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to upgrade its IT infrastructure to enable a smooth interface…
- 27 May 2021
NCC, Customs Renew Commitment to Border Enforcement of Copyright
Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd.), Comptroller General of Customs (NCS) and Mr. John O. Asein, the Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), have renewed their commitment to…
- 28 Jul 2022
Subscribers, Telcos Kick as FG Slams 5 Percent Tax on Calls and Data
Federal government has slammed additional five per cent excise duty, that the telecom subscriber pays, which is different from the cost of voice call.. This was disclosed yesterday at a stakeholders’…
- 4 Nov 2022
FCMB Rallies Operators to Diversify, Stimulate Nigerian Economy
Stakeholders in the nation’s financial service sector have stated that Nigeria’s vast non-oil endowment must be urgently leveraged to diversify and expand its revenue base, reduce the dependence on…
- 3 Jul 2017
Customs Begins e-Auctioning of Vehicles
Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Monday unveiled an electronic auction platform by which cargoes that have been forfeited to the federal government could be sold to Nigerians through a transparent…
- 22 Dec 2017
NCS Hits N1trn Highest Revenue Collection Ever
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded its highest revenue collection ever of over N1 trillion as against N770 billion target set for 2017. The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph…
- 14 Jul 2017
Customs Warns Fraudsters to Stay Off eAuction Platform
Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) is warning fraudulent bidders involved in making unrealistic bids to stay off its e-auction platform or risk prosecution. Mr Joseph Attah, Customs Public Relations…
- 6 Jul 2017
Confusion as Customs Claim Nigerians Win eAuctions in Lifeless Website
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said that 43 people have won the bidding of vehicles in the first 48 hours of the newly launched e-auction platform, though the portal is still not functional as at the…
- 28 Jul 2017
Customs Generates Over N49m from eAuction
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N49 million on e-auction platform and recorded 254 winners in four weeks across the country. Mr Joseph Attah, Service Public Relations Officer,…
- 27 Nov 2019
Tony Elumelu to Receive NPOM Award from FG
Tony O. Elumelu, founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and chairman of the United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) and Heirs Holdings, will be conferred with the National Productivity Order of…
- 15 Sept 2020
Beware of COVID-19 Infected Poultry Smuggled into Nigeria- Customs
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned of planned importation or smuggling in of frozen chicken from China and Ecuador. In a circular, the service warned her officers to tighten security at all…
- 12 Oct 2021
Import Infractions: Customs Asks FAAN to Ground 62 Private Jets
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said that status of 62 private jets operating in the country remain unknown despite the conclusion of a verification exercise of import documents for…
- 15 Oct 2021
All You to Need to know About UK, Nigeria Sixth Ministerial Economic Development Forum Held on Friday
The UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant and Nigeria’s Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Mr. Adeniyi Adebayo, on Friday, held virtually the sixth (6th) meeting of the…
- 27 Aug 2015
Breaking News: Buhari Appoints SGF, Others
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of Babachir David Lawal as secretary to the Government of the Federation and Abba Kyari, as his chief of Staff Others are Col.…
- 11 Dec 2017
NCC, NCS Sign MoU to Foster Relationship, Fight Piracy
As part of efforts to strengthen existing relationship with its stakeholders, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Custom Service…
- 19 Dec 2016
FG to Use Technology to Tackle Smuggling, Raise Revenues- Adeosun
Federal Government has initiated plans to use technology as an enabler to fight smuggling and increase revenue collections. Mrs Kemi Adeosun, minister of Finance, who disclosed this at the…