By Femi Anamelechi In a significant move to strengthen strategic communication and professionalise its Public Relations workforce, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has inducted seventy Public Relations officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), marking the Service’s first mass induction into the Institute since 2013. The ceremony, held on Monday, 13 July 2026,…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the second batch of its Strategic Refresher Course for 180 Deputy Comptrollers of Customs in Zone ‘A’, extending its nationwide leadership development initiative following the successful conclusion of the first batch held at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada.Declaring the workshop open on…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has again reaffirmed its commitment to advancing intra-African trade by deepening its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to strengthen trade facilitation, enhance customs cooperation, and accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).The commitment was reaffirmed during a working visit by the…
By Femi Anamelechi In a strategic bid aimed at enhancing key stakeholders engagement, the Acting Customs Area Controller of Ondo/Ekiti Area Command, Deputy Comptroller (DC) Patience Ita, has intensified efforts to strengthen security collaboration and intelligence sharing by embarking on courtesy visits to traditional rulers and heads of security agencies across Ondo and Ekiti States.This…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) Command announced the command’s best half-year performance to date. With the generation of ₦408.87 billion from January to June 2026, and. The command also generated its highest monthly collection of ₦87.10 billion in June, 2026.This was discussed by the Customs Area Controller…
By Femi Anamelechi In a massive blow to transnational drug trafficking networks, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has formally taken custody of a staggering 6,778.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis, recently intercepted during a joint examination of two containers by NDLEA operatives, men of the Nigeria Customs Service and other security…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, made a landmarks seizure unregistered of pharmaceuticals intercepted at the Apapa Area Command to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Speaking to press men at the handing over off…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun a nationwide awarenesses sensitisation on the implementation of the Green Tax Surcharge and related fiscal adjustments ahead of its commencement on July 1, 2026. The initiative is aimed at promoting environmental sustainability, reducing carbon emissions and encouraging the importation of cleaner vehicles into the country…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command in concerted efforts to boast security at the border, has reinforced strategies to fight smuggling and other cross-border crimes through a grassroots stakeholder engagement initiative aimed at fostering closer collaboration between security agencies and border communities.This was the key discussion during stakeholders’ engagement which…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Customs Administration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have agreed on a Joint collaboration aimed at Strengthening operational relationships between both Customs authorities, reinforcing ongoing efforts to enhance trade facilitation, border security, capacity building, and the fight against transnational organised crime.The significant Joint agreement was…
