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…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Public Relations Officer (NPRO) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has emerged as one of the top 50 PR and communications professionals in the prestigious 2025 PR Power List.The recognition of the NPRO Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada was bestowed on the Customs chief image maker by GLG Communications.The Customs Spokesman has…
By Femi Anamelechi The unified Customs Management System, B’ODOGWU has yet recorded another milestone achievement in Edo/ Delta Area Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) following the launching of the Unified Customs Management System, codenamed B’odogwu with the processing of its first Single Goods Declaration (SGD).The Edo / Delta Area Command B’0DOGWU launching…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Custom Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command has achieved a total collection of N204,725,634,459.55 for the first half of 2025 which is N52,077,116,927.50 higher than the N152,648,517,532.05 collected at the same period last year. This shows a remarkable 34.1% increase in this half year’s collection above the 2024 figures. Comptroller…
By Femi Anamelechi Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) has lowered its national flag to half-mast across all its Commands, in respect for the passing of former President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), GCFR, who died in London on Sunday, 13 July 2025, at the age of 82.The Nigeria Custom Service joined Nigerians all over the country to…
By Femi Anamelechi The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, said Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is committed to fostering and safeguarding public health through robust enforcement actions. He disclosed this on Friday, 11 July 2025, during the formal handover of 25 containers of seized unregistered and prohibited pharmaceutical products to the National Agency for Food…
By Cosmas Okereafor and Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed Area Command, has announced a significant leap in revenue generation and enforcement achievements for the first half of 2025, under the leadership of Customs Area Comptroller, Michael Toyin Awe. Speaking to journalists at a media briefing in Lagos on Wednesday 9th July 2025,…
By Chidi Anthony Opara, RFF, FIIM, CDOA In his response to a Lagos federal high court pronouncement of 26th May, 2025 to the effect that it is illegal for the Council For The Regulation Of Freight Forwarding In Nigeria (CRFFN) to collect Practitioners Operating Fees(POF) from Customs Licensed Agents, the CRFFN Registrar, Mr. Kingsley Igwe,…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) continue to achieve landmark performance as Kano/Jigawa Area Command recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against illicit financial flows with the interception of over N653 million worth of undeclared foreign currencies at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The seizure was announced on Monday, 8…
