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…
By Femi Anamelechi The Federal governments In a press statement has debunked the misnomer on Tax lDs in Nigeria scheduled to start in January 2026. The statement stated inter alia ; the attention of the Joint Tax Board (JTB) has been drawn to recent reports and insinuations suggesting that Nigerians without a Tax Identification (Tax…
By Femi Anamelechi National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Indian businessman Gupta Ravi Kumar and three Nigerian accomplices in connection with the seizure of Two Million, Two Hundred and Forty-Eight Thousand (2,248,000) pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos.The tramadol shipment worth Three Billion Nine…
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…
By Femi Anamelechi In an unprecedented display of what to expect as the Comptroller of the premium Apapa Port , the new Customs Area Comptroller of Apapa command Emmanuel Oshoba has started implementing his vow to build on the success of his predecessor. CAC Emmanuel Oshoba achieved a whooping revenue collection of ₦20,156,077,098.56 on Tuesday…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ , Ikeja,in ite efforts against snuggling has smashed transborder smuggling ring that uncovered in smuggling firearms, ammunition and drones into the country. The notorious smuggling gang, which specializes in smuggling illegal drones, arms and ammunition using wooden box and Danu Spaghetti…
By Femi Anamelechi The APC led government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured $238m support to strengthen Nigeria’s national power grid, following high-level engagements led by Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan. The $238 million JICA loan, complemented by Nigeria’s N19 billion counterpart funding,…
By Femi Anamelechi The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has rejected a wanted alert issued by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Lagos businessman, Bashir Haske, describing the move as ‘politically motivated’. In a statement on Friday morning, the France-based security body said it would not lend its network to advance cases with…
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…
By Femi Anamelechi As part of strategic efforts to enhance trade facilitations Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified efforts to advance the Federal Government’s trade reform agenda through closer collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the National Single Window (NSW) Secretariat.The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR), on Tuesday 12th August…
