Abdullahi Maiwada, the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced the unveiling of its revamped e-auction platform on Saturday. Maiwada said the strategic move aligned with the guidelines outlined in the newly enacted Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023. He stated as well that the move was in pursuit of its commitment […]
Duties payable on imported goods at Nigerian ports have gone up following the hike in the exchange rate for cargo clearance by the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria. The PUNCH reports that the exchange rate for payment of duty paid on imported vehicles on the portal of the Nigeria Customs Service was […]
Chedi Wada, Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone “B”, Kaduna, has lamented that smugglers have been using fake presidential number plates to deliver vehicles across the country. He also said the criminals had been dubiously using such fake number plates belonging to various state and local governments, MDAs, Emirate Councils, and other […]
The Osun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations has expressed confidence in the ability of the new Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, to ensure efficiency in revenue generation, and enhance national security. This was contained in a congratulatory message to Adeniyi issued on Saturday by the chairman […]
Just after the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Technology Conference and Exhibition, the acting Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has commended the organisation for exposing participants to advanced technological solutions required to address complex customs challenges. The Nigerian delegation led by Adeniyi at the conference and exhibition held in Hanoi, Vietnam, said: “We’ve […]
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), over the weekend, stated that it intercepted 25 units of tokunbo vehicles, and other items smuggled into the country from Benin republic. Speaking to newsmen, the acting Comptroller General of the Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who said the contrabands were intercepted by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, said […]
An announcement was made on Tuesday by the acting comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service that Nigerian importers would soon be able to get their goods cleared from the Cotonou, Benin Republic ports. Adewale Adeniyi, acting comptroller-general of the NCS, revealed this in Abuja at the end of a two-day working visit by the director-general […]
Licensed customs agents strongly opposes the government’s failure to suspend the 15 per cent import adjustment tax imposed on imported used vehicles. They were worried that despite the government’s announcement of the suspension of the import adjustment tax on imported vehicles, it had not been stopped. The National Vice President of the National Association of […]
The Nigerian Customs Service has urged importers of vehicles to imbibe transparency while declaring their cargos during clearance. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement to sensitize importers on the importance of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation system of the service, Comptroller Saidu Abba Yusuf, being the Customs Area Controller of Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited, specifically […]