LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The village head of Fagbohun community in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Simeon Fagbohun, has accused the officers of the Nigeria Customs Service of invading the settlement causing villagers to flee their houses. The accusation came days after the lifeless body of a customs officer was found in a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it is ready to commence the collection of import duty with the e-naira recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The National Deputy Public Relations Officer of Customs, Mr. Timi Bomodi, said that NCS is ready to embrace the e-naira on import…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected smugglers on Tuesday attacked operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service in Fagbohun village, Idogo/Ipaja, in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro learnt that while one of the officers was killed, another was missing. The incident happened when the officers, who were attached to the Federal Operations…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Operation Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over the weekend revealed that two import containers cleared from APM Terminals to a bonded terminal in Lagos are currently missing and their whereabouts unknown. Addressing selected journalists in Lagos at the weekend, acting Customs Area Comptroller of the Federal…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has threatened to impound 29 jets from private owners, if they fail to pay statutory import duties before the 14 days ultimatum given . The Nigeria Customs Service released its report on verification of privately-owned airplanes in the country on Tuesday in Abuja. Customs’ spokesman, Mr Joseph…
The Board of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has approved the appointment of four Deputy Comptroller Generals and twelve (12) Assistant Comptroller Generals as well as the promotion of 2,707 senior officers to various ranks with effect from 1st January, 2020. A statement signed by DC Timi Bomodi, Deputy National Public Relations Officer of NCS…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted live cartridges concealed in bags of cassava flour, popularly known as garri. The items loaded in three Mazda saloon cars were seized by officers on patrol along the Igbora axis of Oyo State. On sighting…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday accused Elites and heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of patronizing smuggled vehicles. Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) in charge of modernization of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Mr Saidu Galadima disclosed this during an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Customs…