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  1. Fisayo Soyombo Exposes Alleged Plot by Customs to Smuggle 130,000kg of Rice Into Nigeria

    Nigeria Fisayo Soyombo Exposes Alleged Plot by Customs to Smuggle 130,000kg of Rice Into Nigeria

    Fisayo Soyombo of FIJ reveals a smuggling operation involving Nigerian Customs officers, who allegedly facilitated the illegal movement of 130,000 kg of rice from Benin Republic to Nigeria. The operation, involving over 2,000 cars, is suspected to bypass customs checks, further highlighting...
  2. Businesses Brace for Impact as Nigerian Customs Raises Import Duty Exchange Rate to N1,441/$

    Nigeria Businesses Brace for Impact as Nigerian Customs Raises Import Duty Exchange Rate to N1,441/$

    Nigerian Customs recently upped the import duty exchange rate to N1,441/$1, marking a significant hike from the previous rate. This shift has sent shockwaves through businesses, prompting concerns about increased costs and potential economic repercussions. The Nigerian Customs Service has...
  3. Video: Nigerians Disappointed With Teni's Greeting and Embrace with IBD Dende

    Nigeria Video: Nigerians Disappointed With Teni's Greeting and Embrace with IBD Dende

    Teni the Entertainer's gesture of prostrating to alleged smuggler IBD Dende sparks outrage after investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo's expose. Video of the encounter goes viral, prompting public debate. Nigerians question Teni's association amidst the controversy. Singer Teni stirred...
  4. Tinubu Directs Nigerian Customs to Return Confiscated Grains for Sale in Local Markets

    Nigeria Tinubu Directs Nigerian Customs to Return Confiscated Grains for Sale in Local Markets

    President Bola Tinubu has instructed the Nigerian Customs Service, as revealed by the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to return all seized grains to their owners for resale in local markets. The directive, aimed at ensuring affordable food prices and promoting food...
  5. Nigerians Mock Customs Over 'fit for human consumption' Confiscated Rice Campiagn

    Nigeria Nigerians Mock Customs Over 'fit for human consumption' Confiscated Rice Campiagn

    Nigerian Customs sparks both anger and shock as they sell repackaged seized rice, previously deemed non-edible, for 10k under the condition of providing NIN. Social media reactions include both praise for the initiative and skepticism about transparency. Nigerians express concern over the...
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    Metro Customs ‘intercepts’ $8m stashed in car at Lagos airport - The Cable

    The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it seized $8,065,615 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Hameed Ali, NCS comptroller-general, made this known at a press conference on Tuesday. Ali said the cash, stashed inside a car, was intercepted when it was about to be loaded into an...
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    Metro Customs ‘intercepts’ $8m stashed in car at Lagos airport

    The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it seized $8,065,615 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Hameed Ali, NCS comptroller-general, made this known at a press conference on Tuesday. Ali said the cash, stashed inside a car, was intercepted when it was about to be loaded into an...
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    Metro 10 requirements you need to be eligible for customs recruitment - Daily Trust

    The official announcement of the recruitment of 3,200 officers and men to fill existing vacancies in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday made headline in the country. During a briefing in Abuja, the Acting Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resources Department...
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    Metro Nigeria Customs Launches New Uniform [SEE PHOTOS] - Nairaland

    The Nigeria Customs Service has launched the newly introduced additional uniform for its officers. The uniform was showcased by the Deputy Comptroller-Generals (DCG) Tariff and Trade, Isa Talatu Mairo and the national public relations officer, DC Attah Joseph. The Comptroller General of...
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    Metro Nigerian Customs Promotes 5 DCGs, 8 ACGs [SEE NAMES]

    The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), has decorated five Deputy Comptrollers-General (DCG), and eight Assistant Comptrollers-General (ACG) in Abuja yesterday. The promoted officers have been in acting capacity since May 2017. The five DCGs join DCG Umar Iya...
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    Business Nigerian Customs Exceeds Target by N46Bn To Make N239Bn In 2017 Q1

    The Nigerian Custom Service (NCS) has generated N239.4 billion in the first quarter of 2017, exceeding its target of the period with N46bn. Figures obtained from the Federal Ministry of Finance by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) showed the activities of the ministry in the last two years...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Resumes Reconsideration Of Customs Report

    Nigerian Senate on Wednesday resumed reconsideration of the report on the Nigerian Customs Service Management( Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2017. The Senate has now dissolved into the committee of the whole to consider the Report of the Committee on Customs and Excise. Recall that the...
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    8 Items Banned From Exports By Nigeria Customs [See LIST]

    The following items have been prohibited for exports by the Nigerian Customs Service. This means you cannot be allowed to export the following materials. Any attempt to smuggle them across the border will be deemed illegal. Maize Timber (Rough or Sawn) Raw Hides and Skin (including wet...
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    Metro Nigeria Customs Suspends Collection Of Vehicle Duty Payment

    The Nigerian Customs Service has suspended the implementation of a new controversial motor import duty payment. This was contained in a press statement issued Wednesday morning by its acting spokesman Joseph Attah. The statement said the decision to suspend the vehicle duty payment policy...
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    Politics Ogun: House Of Assembly To Summon Comptroller General

    In a similar vein to the summon of Comptroller General of Customs by Nigerian Senate, the Ogun State House of Assembly is to summon the State Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), to appear before it over increasing reckless killing by NCS operatives. This followed last Wednesday’s...
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    Metro What Customs Boss, Ali May Look Like In Uniform Today [PHOTO]

    The controversial Customs Boss, Hammed Ali, is currently having a hard time with Nigerian Senate over his reluctance to wear his uniform as the Comproller General. The Senate had earlier on Tuesday insisted that Ali must appear on Wednesday before the Senate over his refusal to stay action on...
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    Metro Nigeria Customs Reverses Policy On Payment of Vehicle Duties

    After the widespread outcry and threat of a lawsuit by Nigerians and the Vehicle Owners Association of Nigeria (VOAN) to challenge the decision by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to compel vehicle owners in the country to pay duties on uncustomised cars, the Customs Service on Monday has...
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    Business FG To Review, Remove Forex Ban On 41 Items

    The Federal Government has unveiled the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) for Nigeria’s economic recovery growth and sustainable development. In the new economic recovery plan, the government said it would review and possibly remove a ban on accessing foreign exchange for 41 goods and...
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    Business Nigerians Surprised As Indian-Packaged Garri Flood Lagos Market

    Nigerians have expressed shock over Indian-packaged garri being sold in Lagos. The garri is packed in a 500g bag with an inscription of ‘TRS’ (Asia’s Finest Foods) has been the talk of the town, with a price tag of N450. According to reports, the garri imported garri from India and selling in...
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