LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Customs Service has announced its intention to place a ban on the sale of second-hand clothes popularly called Okrika in Nigeria. During a recent interview, a Customs Service spokesperson said that the sale of Okrika clothing is injurious to the country. He said: “Okrika clothes are injurious to the health of…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cargo clearing at the nation’s seaports has suffered setbacks as different units of the Nigeria Customs Service now issue indiscriminate queries on laden containers, leading to long delays for cargo owners. As a result, importers and their agents now spend a minimum of two to three weeks to resolve the queries and…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A family of five, including three school children, Thursday, escaped gunshot by the whisker as officers of Nigeria Customs Service went on the rampage early in the morning in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The school children were being conveyed to school by their mother simply identified as Mrs Obaji, when the…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said its officials have busted and arrested a two-man syndicate who specializes in forging Customs clearing documents. This is even has the Unit revealed that as at the time of arrest, the syndicate were set to bring in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has disclosed that the service did not meet its 2022 revenue collection target. He made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja while fielding questions from newsmen at a briefing to mark the end of a three-day global conference organised by…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Customs has successfully assisted a lawmaker in recovering a stolen Toyota Land Cruiser SUV car. This was disclosed by the sector coordinator of the JBPT and acting assistant comptroller of customs, Olugbenga Peter disclosed, to newsmen in Ilorin, Kwara State, yesterday. Peters said the vehicle was seized from two suspected…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Freight forwarders have said there may be congestion of imported vehicles at the nation’s seaports following the Nigeria Customs Service’s decision to raise duty on imported vehicles by 10 per cent, The PUNCH has learnt. The agents, in exclusive interview with our correspondent in Lagos on Sunday, accused the service of effecting…
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…
