LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWRANGERS)-In alignment with the Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy of President Bola Tinubu, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has initiated the process of purchasing locally assembled cars for the organisation. According to the spokesman of the organisation, Abdullahi Maiwada (AC), several car assembly plants…
By Ifeanyi Nwabuogu LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian custom service (NCS) under Compcontroller General Wale Adeniyi has continued his success trajectory as they collected over N1.75 trillion revenue within the first quarter of 2025.This was disclosed by the Controller General of the Nigerian custom Service Bashir Wale Adeniyi. Briefing newsmen on the activities of the…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has vowed to investigate the alleged diversion of imported finished goods to FreeTrade Zones (FTZs) from other ports by unscrupulous Customs Licence Clearing and Forwarding agents in connivance with bad eggs in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other agencies. Chairman of the…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND 9NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service has described the alleged tenure extension of the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, as fake. The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada in a statement on Tuesday, said that the news was inaccurate and misleading. He explained that the appointments and tenure extensions of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerians Customs Service has suspended the implementation of the widely criticised four per cent Free-on-Board value on imports. A statement signed by the Customs National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed the latest development on Tuesday in Abuja. The amount, as stipulated in Section 18(1)(a) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The imposition of a four per cent increase in charges on all consignments imported into the country by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), last week, drew disapproval from manufacturers, economists and other stakeholders at the weekend. The stakeholders said the hike could plunge Nigerians into deeper financial crisis. Experts also said raising…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service will be deploying an information technology strategy to ensure transparency in its ongoing recruitment processes, The PUNCH has learnt. A source at the Service exclusively told our correspondent on Saturday that the list of the candidates to sit for the computer-based test would be generated by an automated…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite President Bola Tinubu’s June announcement suspending import duties and tariffs on essential food items for six months, Nigerian importers claim they are still being forced to pay these fees. The presidential directive aimed to curb soaring prices of food, raw materials, and manufacturing inputs, and also covered agricultural production inputs like…