African Customs commit to eliminating multiple checkpoints

By Martha Agas African Customs administrations have committed to eliminating multiple checkpoints and disparate transit fees within the region. The administrations made the commitment at the Customs–Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (C-PACT) conference, themed ‘Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges’, in Abuja. This is contained in the conference`s report presented atContinue Reading

Customs C-G lauds Mohammed’s visionary reforms, leadership at 80

By Lucy Ogalue The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi, has praised the visionary leadership and reform-driven legacy of his predecessor, Dr Bello Mohammed, as the former comptroller-general clock 80. Adeniyi, in a congratulatory message released by Mohammed’s media office in Abuja, described the octogenarian as a transformativeContinue Reading

WCO: Adeniyi’s leadership will deepen Nigeria Customs’ global collaboration

By Martha Agas The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), says Adewale Adeniyi’s appointment as Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) will boost the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) global collaboration. The organisation said that as Comptroller-Genera(C-G) of the NCS, Adeniyi’s position at the WCO would further enhanceContinue Reading

Nigeria Customs to deploy E-currency declaration form to curb money laundering

By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will deploy an Electronic-Currency (E-Currency) declaration form as part of its anti-money laundering measures for travellers carrying cash into and out of Nigeria. The service spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada announced this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading

Nigeria Customs to partner with entrepreneurs in recycling used tyres

By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is partnering with indigenous entrepreneurs focused on recycling used tyres as part of its contribution to promoting environmental sustainability. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, stated this at the official inauguration of the NCS’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Unit, CustomsContinue Reading

Customs hand over seized contraband pharmaceuticals to NAFDAC

By Peter Okolie The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri has handed over assorted contraband pharmaceuticals worth millions of Naira to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Comptroller Michael Ugbuagu, in-charge of NCS Zone C, Owerri, handed over the confiscated contrabandsContinue Reading