Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Saraki Spits Fire, says Senate Won’t bow to any Intimidation

The Senate, before the end session on Tuesday, settled not to bow to any form of intimidation in the release of its constitutional duties.

Cargo clearance: Customs to set up joint committee with ANLCA, and NAGAFF


Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali has agreed to a request by the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) to set up a joint board of trustees involving its individuals, individuals from the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and the authorities of the Nigeria Customs Service to routinely talk about exchange related issues.

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Nigeria: Senate to Investigate Customs Over Alleged N4 Trillion Revenue Leakages

The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff has started examination concerning asserted over N4 trillion income leakage in the Nigeria Customs Service in the period of 2006 and 2016.

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seize 210 Cars In Kano, Jigawa States

The Nigeria Customs Service Compliance Task Force has, in under one year, seized 210 autos smuggled into Nigeria through Kano and Jigawa borders.

Monday, 27 March 2017

21 Dead In Sokoto State- Meningitis Epidemic phenomenon


 More than 20 people reported dead due to the suspected outbreak of meningitis in Sokoto state, northwest of Nigeria.

Hon. Mohammed Soba- Senate exhibiting legislative arrogance Over Acting C\G of Customs


Honorable Mohammed Musa Soba (APC) representative Soba federal constituency of Kaduna State. In this select meeting with the media, he kept up that Nigeria Senate does not have the power to constrain Customs Officer General, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) to show up before them in uniform.

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

C\G Hameed Ali to Resign as Custom Boss- Senate

The Senate has declared C\G Hameed Ali not capable handling a public post and ultimately demanded his resignation.

I Won’t Appear Before Senate Until Court Decides – Customs CG

C\G Hameed Ali
The controversy amongst the comptroller General of the Nigerian custom Service, Colonel Hameed ali and the House of Senate has been reprieved.

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Nigerian Court's Order Remand of Two Chinese Nationals in Prison

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday requested the remand in jail of two Chinese, Tao Shen and Jing Yau, accused of importation of fake tires.
federal high court

NNPC: CBN has Released Forex for Importation of Aviation Fuel

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) implemented foreign exchange to the import of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) and Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK).

Monday, 20 March 2017

Wearing Customs Uniform will ‘belittle’ Hameed Ali’s army achievement —Mr. Jemibewon

David Jemibewon, a resigned significant general and previous governor of defunct Western State, has said something regarding the progressing faceoff between the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service and the Senate.

Fake car Documents Allegedly the Cause of war Between the Senate and Hameed Ali

The said reason for ongoing war between the Nigerian Senate and the Customs C\G, Comptroller-General Hameed Ali has been supposedly uncovered.

Grimaldi (PTML)Vessel for April 2017

The first phase of the Grimaldi Terminal (PTML I) – which entailed the construction of a new 220mt berth (Berth 11) the paving of 220,000 sqm and the provision of all necessary infrastructure – was commissioned after only 16 months, in August 2006 by the then President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR.

Vessel Name: Grande Costa dAvorio
Voyage Number 1703
Type Voyage:  Mediterranean Express
Expected Berthing Date: 02 Apr 2017
Rotation Number: N/A

Thursday, 16 March 2017

Customs Comptroller General Expected At The Senate Unfaillinly

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Retired Colonel Hameed Ali is expected at the Senate today (Thursday) 16th march 2017.

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Senate Counters Customs Directives, Actions to be Suspended


The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has declared the suspension of its new strategy on payment of import duty on vehicles.

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) slams Customs policy on imported vehicles


The Nigerian labour congress (NLC) has hammered the Nigerian Customs service duty policy on vehicles claiming it is unrealistic.

Customs intercept container of Tilapia at Apapa Sea Port

Frozen Tilapia fish


The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has captured a 40ft container of solidified Tilapia fish imported from Turkey and valued at N22.1 million.

Monday, 13 March 2017

Customs Commences Vehicles Duty Verification Today

The Nigerian Customs Service will today start the check of all vehicles in the nation to track those with original document from fake.

Abia Shippers Decry Poor State of Roads from Onne Seaport

Shippers (importers and exporters) under the aegis of Abia Shippers' Association (ASA) have communicated stress over the unfortunate condition of infrastructure, particularly streets linked to the Onne Seaport from the business city of Aba in Abia State.

Ogun Customs goes Tough Over Import, Export Duties, Others

ABEOKUTA—THE Nigeria Customs Service has perused a mob demonstration to financial specialists in Ogun State, particularly in the Ogun-Guangdong Free Trade Zone over import duties, proclaiming that nobody would be permitted to either import or fare anything into or out of the nation without the payment of normal import duties.

Friday, 10 March 2017

Truck Driver Shot Dead by Police Officer in Tincan Island



Port operations were disturbed at the Tin Can Island Port Complex (TCIPC) on Thursday 9th of march 2017, where unrecognized police officer shot a truck driver essentially

recognized as Alhaji Dan Jos.

PDP-Nigerians must not pay for customs corruption, on Import Duties Failures

He blamed the APC government for permitting individuals like the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service to execute disagreeable strategies like the payment of duties by vehicle owners‎ who purchased their vehicles years back.

Thursday, 9 March 2017

Nigeria Customs Service Cuts 60 Percent on Models Below 2016

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has upheld the April 12 elegance period it provided for those having uncustomed vehicles to pay duty while allowing a 60% discount on the Duty Paid Value (DPV) for vehicle models from 2015 descending.

Customs Officials Allegedly Kill Driver In Ogun State


Customs Justifies Raid On Warehouses Suspected For Smuggled Goods There was disorder in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as agents of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) professedly gave dead a business driver while seeking after speculated dealers.

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Three Killed as Custom Officers and Car Dealers Clash in Kwara

No less than three people were killed on Tuesday when officers of the Nigeria customs (NCS) and auto dealers, who offer in imported tokunbo vehicles, interchanged gunshots at the Bode-Saadu territory in Moro Neighborhood Government Zone of Kwara State.

Customs Seal Warehouse Containing 23,000 Bags of Rice on Ransom

The Nigeria custom service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone 'A', has unveiled the seizure of 23,000 packs of 50kg imported parboiled rice and that the importers owe the Government N149.5m on import duties.

Oil Marketers Meet NNPC, Seek to Resume Petrolleum Importation



The three major oil marketers associations in Nigeria, tuesday met with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF) and Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), and communicated their ability to resume importation of petroleum items, particularly petrol.

Monday, 6 March 2017

Maritime port Agreements are Nice, but Mostly Ineffective Without Pricing Authority

Several understandings have been recorded with the Government Oceanic Commission — vessel sharing assertions;

Nigeria Can’t Fight Graft with Lax Rules on Gifts

Nigerians are not inherently corrupt. No Nigerian was conceived with a characteristic inclination to be corrupt.

Friday, 3 March 2017

Nigerian Customs Gives Deadline for Payment of All Vehicle Duties

The Nigerian Customs service on Thursday gave a one-month grace period for all vehicles in the nation whose customs duties have not been paid to avoid being seized.

Thursday, 2 March 2017

US Immigration Officials Force a Nigerian Software Engineer to Complete Written Test to Prove his Computer Knowledge

US immigration officer constrained a Nigerian software engineer to finish a composed test on binary search trees to demonstrate his computer knowledge.

Ghanian Custom Officers Trained on How to Detect Fraudulent Documents

Identification of fake documents presented by clearing agents to authorities of the customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has been recognized has a test to the customs division.

Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Kachikwu-Nigeria Must Stop Importation of Petroleum Products Urgently

Minister of State for Petroleum Assets, Ibe Kachikwu, has required a stop to the importation of petroleum items into Nigeria.

Mubai Customs Officer Suspended for his Negligence

Geeta Patil, one of leaders of the custom officials at the airplane terminal, was suspended after a traveler's bag was lost.

(CBP) US Customs Intercept 15 Pounds of Cocaine

Santa Clause TERESA, N.M. — U.S. customs and Border Protection officers working at the Santa Teresa port of passage made two drug arrest last week Friday and sunday.

How to Run a Groupage Cargo in SIFAX Terminal Port & Cargo (Nigeria)

The process of running a groupage in SIFAX is quite interesting and stressful, Agent will have to apply for a value by typing a letter with ...