By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded an improved achievement in revenue collection for the first quarter of 2025, with a total of ₦1.75 trillion collected. This represents a significant 29.96% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during a press briefing at…
By Femi Anamelechi Compt. EJ Edelduok, the Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) of the Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command, has disclosed that the command realized an increased revenue generation of Thirty-Eight Billion, One Hundred and Five Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty-Seven Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifteen Naira (N38,022,972,592.00) only within the first quarter of 2025.The CAC made…
By Femi Anamelechi The 2025 Women’s African Volley Ball Championship was on Thursday, 3 April 2025, declared open by the first Lady, Sen. Remi Tinubu. The first Lady graced the momentous occasion of the 2025 Women’s African Club Tournament opening ceremony. This historic edition marks the first time Nigeria is hosting the African Women’s Volleyball…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is pleased to announce the successful issuance of the first Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) under the B’Odogwu (Unified Customs Management System), marking a significant milestone in the Service’s commitment to technology-driven trade reforms. This achievement follows the recent strategic engagement between the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale…
By Femi Anamelechi Nigeria Customs Service Murtala Mohammed Area commando in an intelligence collaborative effort with the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), has made a major breakthrough in the fight against wildlife and endangered species. Customs Area Comptroller M.T Awe disclosed this in a Press release signed the commands Public Relations officer, Customs Superintendents U.A Momodu…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, has made seizures of contrabands with Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth #1.72 billion freeFOU Zone A Unit, also recovered. N72.4million from fraudulent importers and clearing agents who underpaid Customs duty to the federal government. The Customs Area Controller of FOU…
By Femi Anamelechi NIgeria Customs FOU, Zone A has intercepted 445 bags of foreign per-boiled rice illegally smuggled in through Ogun boarder. FOU Zone A Area Controller, Kola Oladeji stated this during a media briefing on Tuesday 12, 2025. He pointed out that FOU Zone A in a swift response to intelligence seized 445 bags…
By Femi Anamelechi The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has been honoured with the Sun Newspaper Public Service Award, recognising his leadership and contributions to national development. The event, which was held in Lagos on Saturday, March 1, 2025, was attended by dignitaries such as Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, Minister…
By Feemi Anamelechi The 2025 Comptrollers Retreat of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) wrapped up on Friday, 21 February 2025, with a strong emphasis on discipline, leadership, and professional conduct—a message delivered with passion by Comptroller Haniel Hadison, the newly promoted Comptroller in charge of Special Duties at the Service’s Headquarters.The retreat, which started on…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) brought together key stakeholders from the military, paramilitary, and financial sectors for a high-level roundtable at its Corporate Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. The engagement focused on corporate governance, financial autonomy, and strategies for improving the efficiency of government-owned enterprises. In his address, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, underscored…
