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 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 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 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…
