The Kano/Jigawa Customs Area Command held a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday to explain the 4 per cent Free On Board (FOB) collection and its suspension. Area Comptroller, Dalhatu Abubakar, addressed the gathering, stating that the new revenue law benefits all stakeholders, including exporters, importers, and customs agents. He explained that the FOB collection had been … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, to appear before it on Feb. 18. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head, Media/Public Petitions Committee, House of Representatives, Chooks Oko, on Wednesday in Abuja. Oko said that the Customs comptroller-general was summoned … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has backpedalled by suspending 4 percent Free-on-Board charge on value of imports, it introduced. This is the outcome of the ongoing consultations with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun and other stakeholders. NCS National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Abdullahi … Read more
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has demanded a reversal of the four per cent charge on the Free on Board (FOB) value of imports by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). NECA’s Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the call in a statement on Sunday. NCS spokesman, Mr Abdullahi Maiwada, announced on Feb. 5 … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise expressed frustration on Monday over the failure of key government agency leaders to attend an investigative hearing on critical national matters. The hearing, which aimed to examine the concession of the e-customs project to the Trade Modernisation Project (TMP) and Webb Fontaine’s involvement in the framework, … Read more
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced that it exceeded its revenue target for 2024, generating a total of N71.6 billion. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Effiong Harrison, said in a statement on Friday that its target for 2024 was N56.861 billion. Harrison expressed delight over the … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the dissolution of its Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT). The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Maiwada said that the move was made after due consultation with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). He said … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) management has approved the promotion of 1,419 junior officers across various ranks. The service spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Maiwada said that the move was ratified at the NCS’s 10th management meeting, chaired by the Comptroller General (C-G), Adewale Adeniyi, … Read more
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged smuggling activities by personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The House took the decision at a plenary session on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the member representing Badagry Federal Constituency, Lagos State, Oluwaseun Whingan. Whingan cited an … Read more