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 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…
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 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…
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 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…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched its strategic reputation management campaign in Zone ‘A’, which aims to transform institutions, enhance public trust, and improve service delivery.The initiative was formally flagged off on Monday, 11 August 2025, at the Apapa Area Command in Lagos. The Zonal Coordinator, Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) Charles…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a strong warning, registering its zero tolerance for illegal and substandard imports as the Agency seized 16 containers laden with prohibited goods valued at ₦10 billion. (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi. Bashir disclosed this at a press briefing in Lagos, at Apapa Area Command, on Monday, 11…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos Industrial Area Command (LIAC), has engaged Stakeholders on transition excise operations into the newly deployed Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), codenamed B’Odogwu.This was disclosed in press statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Juliana Tomo. The sensitization was held virtually at the…
By Femi Anamelechi President Bolls Ahmed Tinubu has extended the tenure of NCS Comptroller Wale Bashir Adeniyi (MFR) by one year. According to the Presidency, the extension became necessary to enable him; “consolidate ongoing reforms and complete critical initiatives of this administration”, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday July 31, 2025 extended the tenure of the…
