Comptroller Gambo Aliyu Reaffirms Commitment To Traditional Rulers to Foster Peace, Trade Compliance

By Femi Anamelechi The Customs Area Comptroller of Oyo/ Ogun Command Comptroller Gambo Aliyu continued his familiarization visits to traditional rulers, of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Larooye II, and the Oniragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Olabomi, Odundun IV, to reaffirm commitment of the Area command and strengthen ties as part of efforts…

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Customs Operation Whirlwind Foils ₦80m Fuel Smuggling

By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Operation Whirlwind has announced the successful interception over 49,000 litres of smuggled Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) worth ₦80.4 million and sealed a filling station allegedly linked to illegal fuel trading in Lagos State. The National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind made this known during a press briefing and…

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NCS, NCC in Joint Partnership on Device Monitoring, Security and Public Safety

By Femi Anamelechi The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Custom Service Adewale Adeniyi, has promised to build stronger collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission in the bid to improve revenue generation, enhance national security, and safeguard public safety through tighter monitoring of imported communication equipments. Adewale Adeniyi Bashir (MFR) disclosed this on Tuesday 30 September, 2025, when…

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Comptroller Oshoba Calls For Peaceful Coexistence, Security Synergy at Apapa Port

By Femi Anamelechi The Customs Area Controller (CAC) in charge of Apapa Command, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, has disclosed his commitment to deeper community engagement and stronger inter-agency collaboration as part of efforts to secure Nigeria’s busiest port, enhance revenue collection, and promote seamless trade facilitation. Comptroller Oshoba pointed this out on Friday 26, September 2025…

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Western Marine Command seize Explosives Materials, with other contrabands Worth N582M

By Femi Anamelechi Nigeria Customs Service Western Marine Command has disclosed the seizure 86 sacks of stolen Ammonium Sulphate and Polypropylene valued at ₦4.5 million. Ammonium Sulphate is usually used in making explosives and also at fertilizer plants. Customs Area Comptroller ( CAC Patrick Ntardi in charge of the command pointed out that the dangerous…

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Nigeria Customs Zone ‘A’ Decorates 239 Senior Officers …ACG Babandede Charges Them on Leadership

By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service, Zone A, has decorated 239 senior officers who were recently promoted, in a ceremony held on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, at the Customs Training College in Lagos.The Zonal Coordinator, Assistant Comptroller-General (ACG) Mohammed Babandede, described the promotions as a testament to hard work, integrity, and the visionary leadership…

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Comptroller Joe Anani Takes Over PTML Command From ACG Tenny Makini Danniyan

By Femi Anamelechi Nigeria Customs Service new wind of deployments aimed at shoring up Operational capacity and further enhancing trade facilitation/ anti snuggling by Comptroller General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi ( MFR) continues to attract rave commendations as Comptroller Joe Anani assumed duty as new Customs Area Controller for Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command.At a…

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NCS Board Approves Appointment Of 4 DCGs,12 ACGs, Promotes 3,312 Senior Officers… Review Operational Updates

By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB), at its 63rd regular meeting held on Tuesday, 2nd September 2025, chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, approved the appointment of four (4) Deputy Comptroller-Generals (DCGs) and twelve (12) Assistant Comptroller-Generals (ACGs). These appointments were made…

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Customs Apapa Area Command Warns Smugglers, As NAFDAC Director Commends The Command For Being Uncompromising

By Femi Anamelechi The Controller of Nigeria Customs Apapa Port Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu fsi has reiterated that the Command will always be ahead of smugglers by always deploying intelligence with uncompromising enforcement to prevent prohibited items from being brought into the country. Comptroller Olomu said this on Monday, 18 August 2025, when he received…

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Nigeria Customs Partners Shippers’ Council on B’Odogwu Implementation

By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has agreed to collaborate with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on the implementation of the B’Odogwu Unified Customs Management System, a flagship initiative under the Service’s modernization programme in Abuja on August 18, 2025In a joint meeting between the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and…

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