LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ocean surge has taken over some structures within the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) barracks at the Seme-border in the Badagry area of Lagos State. Daily Trust Saturday reports that one of the buildings has been submerged by flood, thus forcing some officers and their families out of their accommodations. Aside from the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A freight forwarder and Vice – Chairman of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Seme border, Alhaji, Abdulganiyu Lawani has reminded his fellow Practitioners of the consequences of engaging in cutting corners in the course of transacting their businesses at the customs ports with a view to reducing duty payable…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS) – The operatives of Seme Command of Nigeria Customs Service have intercepted 3,186 parcels of Cannabis sativa valued at N91,488,977 being conveyed in a sand tipper along Seme Badagry Expressway. Mr Abdulahi Hussiain, the Customs Public Relations Officer, Seme Command, in a statement on Wednesday, said the tipper was intercepted in…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian soldier has reportedly shot a Customs officer to death at Seme border in Lagos State. The incident occurred early hours of Thursday. An eye-witness who spoke with Daily Trust said the incident aroused tension in the area over fear of a clash between soldiers and customs officers at the border….
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the reopening of four land borders with immediate effect, while others will be reopened subsequently. The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed after the week’s virtual FEC meeting, also said restriction on the importation of some commodities, like rice and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A fresh twist to the impact of the border closure by the Federal Government emerged last night as investigations revealed that suspected thieves have started descending on trapped lorries-load of goods, trapped at some of the major border points across the country, including that of Cotonu, Benin Republic. Findings by this newspaper…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWRANGERS)-A major border crossing between Nigeria and Benin Republic remained closed on Wednesday without formal notice, leaving thousands of people and vehicles stranded on both sides. The Seme Border, the busiest land crossing in Nigeria, was shut on Tuesday after some truckloads of prohibited tramadol and codeine were intercepted in Lagos on…