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- 30 Aug 2021
Inadequate IT Infrastructure Hampering Nigeria Custom Service Operation - Report
A report has revealed that inadequate telecommunication infrastructure is hampering the operations of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) despite the NCS’s efforts in achieving an unprecedented…
- 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…
- 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…
- 10 Feb 2015
FAAN, NCS Mark World Cancer / Customer Service Appreciation Day
Engineer Saleh Dunoma, managing director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has enjoined all stakeholders in the Aviation Industry to be actively involved in the awareness and fight…
- 26 Nov 2023
NCC, Nigeria Customs to Strengthen Border Controls Against Copyright Piracy
In a renewed measure to encourage creativity and boost Nigeria’s creative economy, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have agreed to strengthen…
- 16 Apr 2026
Nigeria Customs Deploys AI to Cover Revenue Leaks
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has rolled out an artificial intelligence (AI) driven capacity-building programme to improve revenue generation and reconciliation across its operations. The…
- 8 Aug 2014
NAGAFF Says Finance Ministry Deliberately Underfunding Customs
National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has alleged that the Federal Ministry of Finance deliberately underfunds the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and stressed…
- 21 May 2023
NAFDAC to Partner Customs, NAQS to End Rejection of Nigeria’s Food Exports
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it intends to collaborate with other agencies like the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Nigeria Agricultural…
- 26 Sept 2014
Customs Carpets Scammers, Launches Social Media Accounts
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified efforts to address the incessant fake customs auction adverts on various social media platforms particularly on Facebook. To this effect, the Service…
- 11 Apr 2013
Customs Facilitates Transactions with New Portal
Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) has said that it introduced ‘Nigeria Trade Hub’ a portal to ease international business transactions and promote seamless international business transactions in the…
- 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…
- 5 Sept 2025
Customs Unveils Automated Excise Register System
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it has gone live with its automated excise register system (ERS). An excise register system is the official record-keeping and monitoring framework used by…
- 18 Dec 2025
Customs Slam 3 Percent Surcharge on Banks over Delayed Revenue Remittance
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has imposed a three per cent surcharge on Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over delays in the remittance of Customs revenue by designated banks. The development was disclosed…
- 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…
- 19 Feb 2019
TenticP Communications Announces Nigeria Corporate Services Conference 2019
TenticP Communications, a 21st-century innovative and multi-sectoral media company, has announced plans to hold the maiden edition of the Nigeria Corporate Services Conference (NCSC) on Thursday,…
- 27 Jul 2015
Customs Suspends GTB, Fidelity, Diamond Banks from Collecting Duties
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended three commercial banks from collecting customs duties over their non-compliance with the partnership agreement with the agency on the matter. The banks are…
- 22 Jan 2013
Customs’ PTML Hauls N71Bn in 2012
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ports and Terminal Multi-Services Ltd command, (PTML) said it generated in excess of N71.2 billion in 2012, a 39 per cent increase over the N51.2 billion recorded the…
- 10 Sept 2018
FIRS, Customs Distance Selves from MTN Issue
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have indicated that they would rather not get involved in the Federal Government’s current battle with MTN Nigeria. …
- 28 Mar 2025
NCS to Launch Electronic System for Cash Declarations at Airports
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is set to introduce an electronic declaration system to streamline and enhance compliance for travelers carrying cash into or out of Nigeria. Speaking in an interview…
- 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…
- 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…
- 7 Mar 2013
NCS Adopts new ICT Software for Destination Inspection
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it is ready to take over destination inspection services and has gone ahead to adopt new Information Communication Technology (ICT) software. Mr. Wale Adeniyi, the…
- 16 Nov 2012
Customs Officers Incompetent @ Handling Image Analysis
Officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are not fully equipped to operate and maintain very complex equipment like scanners which requires a lot of expertise and discipline, according…
- 4 Aug 2025
Customs Ditches Fast Track Scheme for Authorised Economic Operator
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is transitioning to its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme, meant to ease trade processes, after over a decade under the Fast Track Scheme. The service is…
- 19 Nov 2013
Customs Warns Importers Unapproved Equipment Type
Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) has warned it will invoke the full weight of the law to punish importers of unapproved equipment type in the country. Speaking at a one-day sensitization workshop…
- 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,…
- 15 Apr 2014
Customs Miss N322.1Bn Revenue Target in 1Q2014
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected a mere N77.9 billion as against N400 billion, losing N322.1 billion, a huge drop in its first quarter revenue 2014. The revenue represented Customs…
- 10 Jul 2014
Customs Commissions Apapa ICT Centre
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commissioned an ultra modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) center at its Apapa Command. Similarly, it commissioned a 16-meter communication…
- 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…
- 24 Jul 2014
Customs Collects N463.74Bn in Q1 2014
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said it collected N463.74 billion revenue from duties and levies in the first half of 2014. This is contained in the Service's “Monthly Revenue…