Category: Customs

By: B. Elums In response to the earlier request, made by Chief Ifeanyi Isikaku (Onwa) and other maritime stakeholders operating at Onne Seaport, that the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), should carry out more stakeholders’ engagement, before the take off of its E-callup exercise at the port; the NPA yesterday, took relevant stakeholders operating...

By Ifeanyi Nwaoha An appeal has gone to Minister of Maritime and Blue Economy, Mr. Oyetola Adegboyega to extend the dredging of ports to Onne Port, in Rivers State to enable big vessels to berth so as to bolster economic activities in the state. This passionate appeal was made by the Chairman Association of Nigerian...

…Reaffirms Commitment to Enhance Growth of Aviation Sector The Nigeria Customs Service Technical and Hangar Services Limited (NCT&HSL) held its maiden Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, 18 February 2025, in Abuja, bringing together key stakeholders from the aviation, customs, and public sector logistics industries. The AGM was attended by senior officers and management of...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has vowed to tighten its grip on smuggling activities in Kwara State, deploying advanced technology to monitor and curb illegal trade at the nation’s borders. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, gave the assurance during his visit to the NCS Area Command in Ilorin, where he warned that smuggling posed a...

In a continued effort to improve on stakeholders engagement with an eye for trade facilitation and to make sure that there is efficient Customs operations, the Customs Area Controller of the Tin Can Island Port Command (TCIP), Controller Frank Onyeka has called on stakeholders to always declare their goods accurately through the proper channels of...

…As CGC Adeniyi Unveils Plans to Host WCO Regional Donor Conference By Muhammad Bashir The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR has reaffirmed the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) commitment to strengthening collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in tackling drug trafficking and transnational organised crime. CGC Adeniyi announced...

The Director General of NESREA, Dr. Innocent Barikor Tuesday led the management team of the Agency on a visit to the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi to firm up the partnership between both organisations to achieve environmental sustainability. During the meeting, Dr. Barikor and his host highlighted the existing collaboration...

In view of the consequences caused by the economic saboteurs against the citizens, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), under the leadership of CGC Adewale Adeniyi, has intensified its crackdown on fuel smuggling, seizing nearly 200,000 litres of petroleum products in Adamawa State under Operation Whirlwind. Announcing the latest development in Yola, Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) commemorated International Customs Day 2025 on Monday, 27 January, at the Customs House in Abuja, highlighting its achievements in trade facilitation, border security, and economic development under the theme, “Customs Delivering on its Commitment to Efficiency, Security, and Prosperity.” The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, in his remarks lauded...

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance border management and facilitate trade, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has unveiled its 2025 Enforcement Strategy aimed at removing trade bottlenecks, strengthening border security, combating smuggling, and supporting legitimate trade. In a statement issued by the NCS on Monday, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR,...