Tag Nigeria Customs Service

Customs Seizes N63m Smuggled Petrol, 5 Vehicles

  THE Nigeria Customs Service special team, Operation Whirlwind, has seized smuggled Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, worth N63.036 million and five vehicles in Adamawa State. The Customs Comptroller-General, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this at the press briefing…

Nigeria Customs Makes N1.75trn Revenue in Q1 2025

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected ₦1.75 trillion as revenue for the first quarter of 2025. The Comptroller-General (C-G) of the service, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a press briefing on its activities for the…

NCS Seizes Smuggled PMS Worth N26m in Niger

THE Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 500 gallons and two drums of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on the Agwara Babana border in Niger State. Mr Kehinde Ejibunu, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs in charge…

Reps Seek Customs Support on Act Amendment

  THE House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has sought the support of customs officers for the ongoing amendment of the Nigeria Customs Act 2023. Chairman of the Committee, Mr Leke Abejide, confirmed this on Thursday during an…

NCS Seizes N1.72bn Contraband in 1 month

THE Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced the interception of contraband worth N1.72 billion from smugglers in last one month. The Customs Area Controller of FOU Zone A, Comptroller Kola Oladeji, made…

Customs Seize Smuggled fuel Worth Over N22m in Adamawa

  THE operation whirlwind of the Nigeria customs service (NCS) has recorded breakthrough in its onslaught against smuggling activities and economic sabotage  following the interception and seizures of over 900 jerrycans of smuggled petroleum otherwise known as PMS  in Adamawa…

NCS Intercepts Goods With DPV of N165.3m in Oyo, Osun

THE Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, says it intercepted contraband goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N165.3 million in February. The Area Controller, Joseph Adelaja, disclosed this in Ibadan on Friday while briefing newsmen on the command’s…