By Talatu Maiwada The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, has intercepted the smuggling abroad of endangered wildlife products and petrol worth ₦362.2 million during anti-smuggling operations. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Tako, disclosed this on Wednesday at a news conference in Yola. Tako said the seizures resultedContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate Committee on Customs and Excise, on Monday, approved a N11 trillion revenue target for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The upper chamber also approved N1.235 trillion expenditure estimate for the 2026 fiscal year, expressing confidence that the agency would sustain its reform programme and improveContinue Reading
By Grace Abe The Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hulayat Omidiran has congratulated the Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, on the extension of his tenure by President Bola Tinubu. Omidiran described the decision as a recognition of his exceptional leadership, dedicationContinue Reading
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
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
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
By Diana Omueza Dr Raymond Edoh, says the appointment of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, as Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) is a glory and victory for Nigeria and Africa. Edoh, a stakeholder in the maritime sector, stated this in an interview with theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has been elected as Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council. The election took place during the concluding session of the 145th/146th WCO Council meeting held at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. NCS spokesperson,Continue Reading
Egypt plans to reduce its customs clearance time to just two days by the end of 2025, according to newly appointed Head of the Egyptian Customs Authority, Ahmed Amawi. Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS, reported Amawi as saying that the initiative forms part of a broaderContinue Reading
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
