LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, and the National Automotive Council, NAC, are currently in talks over a possible downward review of the NAC levy paid by vehicle importers. Under the NAC, a levy of two percent of Cost of Insurance and Freight, CIF, is imposed on new vehicles imported into Nigeria while 15…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGRS)-The Oodua Integrity Group, a youth socio-cultural group, has called on the Controller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Wale Adeniyi to clear the air on his alleged age falsification. This is coming amidst publication by a global information team regarding the actual age of Wale Adeniyi, the customs boss. But…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Adewale Adeniyi has announced the dissolution of the CGC Strike Force. The directive is contained in a circular with No. EII/2023/CIRCULAR NO.004 and signed by the Deputy Comptroller General (DCG) E, I&I, M. Abba-Kura on Monday 17th July, 2023. The CG further…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has disclosed that the service has dismissed over 2000 staff members in the last seven years. Ali, who featured in the media briefing coordinated by the Presidential Media Team on Thursday in Abuja, said the service abhors corruption and has zero tolerance for…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) have resumed discussions to find constructive ways of addressing all encumbrances to the participation of inmates in the electoral process. Both organisations had been meeting to determine the best way of giving prisoners the opportunity to exercise their franchise. A…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In continuation of preventing smuggling around Nigeria borders, the Nigeria Customs Service has suspended supply of petroleum products to gas stations within 20 kilometres to all the border posts Comptroller General of Customs Col. Hameed Ali,( rtd), who gave this directive to all commands through Chidi A, the Deputy Comptroller General Enforcement,…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it thwarted a desperate criminal move by smugglers who concealed 55 wraps of cannabis under a corpse being brought in from Ghana along Owode axis. The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Uba Garba Mohammed who disclosed this in a…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bukola, a staff of IBEDC, Ota, was allegedly shot by the NCS operatives attached to the Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Ikeja, around 7.45a.m. while on her way to the office. She was hit by bullets on her back and the left side of her body, when the customs officials were on the…