By Femi Anamelechi President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu Mustapha, the Sardauna Adamawa, and a one-time Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service.Mustapha died on Thursday in Abuja at the age of 76.President Tinubu acknowledged the deceased’s contributions to the growth and development of the Nigerian Customs Service and…
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 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…
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 Cosmas Okereafor The vigilance of the officers of Nigeria Customs Service Murtala Mohammed Area Command, under the leadership of Comptroller Michael Toyin Awe, led to the discovery and interception of a large consignment of birds destined for illegal export to Kuwait, on the the 31st of July, 2025.This remarkable interception was achieved as a…
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…
