Category: Customs

…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,...

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), is set to partner withfinancial giant Bloomberg in a two-year initiative aimed at showcasing its economic potential and attracting foreign investment. At a meeting with the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun held in his office...

The Tincan Island Port Area Command welcomed a new Customs Area Controller, Comptroller FO Onyeka. This came in line with the recent promotion of Comptroller DA Nnadi mni to the management rank of Assistant Comptroller General. Comptroller FO Onyeka holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science; a Master’s in Public Administration and has...

The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB), at its 61st regular meeting held on 18 December 2024, chaired by the Honorable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, confirmed the appointment of one Deputy Comptroller General (DCG) and seven Assistant Comptrollers General (ACGs). Additionally, 4,291 senior officers were promoted. The newly...

The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) has called for stronger collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to address the rising threat of illegal smuggling of natural resources, which is causing significant revenue loss and depletion of critical raw materials. During a visit to the NCS Headquarters in Abuja on 21 November 2024, NMGS...