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…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Nigerian Customs Service to pay N5 million to Chikaosolu Ojukwu as damages for violating his fundamental rights. Mr Ojukwu, accused the customs service of unlawfully detaining him and seizure of his personal effects – four iPhone 13 Pro phones. He said upon…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected smugglers at the wee hours of Friday attacked a Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) team around Oke-Odo, Lagos, fleeing with a service rifle and a vehicle laden with confiscated rice. The smugglers, said to have outnumbered the Customs officials, ambushed the operatives while on their way to their office at Ikeja to…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has repealed the Customs and Excise Management Act and re-enacted new legislation in its place. The bill seeks to make it mandatory for the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to be appointed within the ranks of the officers of the agency. This will end the…