In a move to strengthen bilateral relations, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on 16 November 2023, signed a Customs Mutual Administrative Agreement (CMAA) with its Indian counterpart. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, represented the NCS during the signing ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. This agreement formed part of the […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organisation (WCO), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is holding a five-day workshop on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) in Abuja to enhance trade facilitation in Nigeria. The workshop runs from 7 October to 11 October, 2024. At the opening […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has taken a significant step towards strengthening its air surveillance capabilities with the acquisition of a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, inspected the newly acquired aircraft recently in Bartlesville, Washington, USA, marking a pivotal moment for the NCS airwing operations. The aircraft, registered […]

The Minister of Finance and Economy would be praising his God for the round pegs in round holes’ appointments the Federal Government did at the Nigeria Customs Service, with Bashir Adewale Adeniyi,MFR, leading the management. Adeniyi’s appointment has been the catalyst behind the mouth-watering revenue figures and huge seizures of uncustomised goods being announced by […]

Stakeholders of various shades doing business at the Tin Can Island Customs Command, Apapa, Lagos were assembled on Monday to hear from the horse’s mouth, the plan of the Customs on how to assist them conduct their businesses without hitches. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, mni, told the assemblage that the Service was […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has demonstrated exceptional performance at the ECOWAS Cybersecurity Hackathon 2024, emerging as a top contender in the competition. The event, organised by ECOWAS in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), brought together cybersecurity professionals across West Africa. […]

The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Seme Border Command, Comptroller Timi Bomodi has appealed to the importers to utilise the opportunities prevalent at Seme Command to enhance their various businesses and save a lot of waste. Speaking to this medium in his office, Comptroller Bomodi emphasized that the importers probably are not totally aware that the […]

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi,MFR, last week, took a significant step in strengthening global partnerships by participating in a bilateral meeting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Washington, D.C.The meeting focused on reviving the over-decade-old Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) to enhance service delivery through global collaborations and data-driven decision-making […]

The Controller of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller IK Oladeji, has explained that the measures put in place by the Service have led to a decline in smuggling in the past one year. Oladeji pointed out that the series of seizures of different items in the […]

In a move to enhance inter-agency collaboration, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on 9 July 2024, paid a courtesy visit to the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC), Abdullahi Maiwada at the Nigeria Customs Service headquarters […]