By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced Comptroller Blessing Ihenacho as the new Customs Area Controller of the Imo/Abia Area Command, Owerri. She takes over from Comptroller Friday Akpan, who has officially retired from active service.The handover ceremony took place on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, at the Command’s headquarters conference room. Comptroller…
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 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…
By Femi Anamelechi Comptroller Ajibola Odusanya in charge of Lillypond Export Command said the command processed a total of 27, 721 export containers with an increased revenue of $1.586, 0410, 100.25 in first half of of 2025, representing an increase from the $1,165,073,182.37 recorded between January and June 2024. This the Comptroller disclosed is a…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in a press release has advised Nigerian travelling to the United States of America to abide by United States entry visas classification and the stated purpose of travel.NCS in a press release issued on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, by the National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller of…
By Femi Anamelechi The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on , 27th July 2025 paid a condolence visit to the State House Press Gallery to honour the memory of the late Dr. Leon Usigbe, Abuja Bureau Chief of the Nigerian Tribune.The atmosphere at the gallery was solemn as grief enveloped…
ACG Dangaladima Commands Imo/Abia for increased Revenue of ₦19.8B By Femi Anamelechi The Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs (ACG) Sambo Dangaladima, expressed NCS appreciation for the commitment and resilience of officers of the Imo/Abia Area Command. He pointed this out during his maiden official visit to…
By Femi Anamelechi Comptroller‑General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has emphasised the vital role of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in fighting illicit financial flows (IFFs) during the opening session of the National Conference on Combating Illicit Financial Flows in Abuja on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. He stated that Customs’ daily operations include tight monitoring…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Muritala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) Command has reiterated it’s zero tolerance for currency smuggling at the handing over of intercepted foreign currencies to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The MMIA Customs made the disclosure during press briefing held on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 at the…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as part of strategic efforts in the fight against Anti illicit drugs snuggling hss entered into a collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to set up a committee to implement the 2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening regulatory…
