Category: CUSTOMS
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CUSTOMS BOSS PUSHES FOR WIDER USE OF AI TO STRENGTHEN NIGERIA’S ECONOMY
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has urged Nigeria to embrace disruptive technologies and artificial intelligence to improve governance, trade administration and revenue generation across the country. Adeniyi made the call while delivering the keynote address at the 4th Biennial International Conference organised by the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences…
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Kwara Customs Command, Inter-Agency Collaboration Win Big
The Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated N3.8 billion revenue in the first quarter of 2026 through excise duties and intensified anti-smuggling operations across the state. Acting Area Controller of Customs, Comptroller Najeem Ogundeyi, disclosed this in Ilorin during a programme organised to showcase the command’s achievements, hand over…
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CUSTOMS OFFICER MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST FEMALE PILOT IN NCS
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is celebrating Superintendent Nafisat Balogun after she secured a commercial multi-engine pilot licence in the United States, becoming the first female pilot in the service. According to NCS spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, Balogun was honoured at a ceremony by the Customs Technical Hangar Service, marking a major milestone in a field…
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NIGERIA, UK CUSTOMS PARTNER TO BOOST TRADE & DIGITAL BORDER CONTROL
Nigeria is stepping up trade efficiency with the UK—this time through smarter data, tech, and tighter customs cooperation. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened ties with the UK’s His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to improve trade facilitation and digital border management. The move follows a high-level meeting in London under the Nigeria-UK Enhanced…
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CUSTOMS SEIZE ₦52.6M CONTRABAND, RESCUE ENDANGERED PANGOLINS IN BAUCHI ZONE
From smuggled fuel to a luxury SUV — and even trafficked wildlife — Customs says February operations delivered major breakthroughs. The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘D’ in Bauchi has intercepted contraband worth ₦52.6 million and rescued five live pangolins from suspected traffickers. Comptroller Abdullahi Ka’ila said the seizures followed intensified surveillance…
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CUSTOMS HANDS OVER 159,000 LITRES OF SEIZED PETROL IN ANTI-SMUGGLING CRACKDOWN
Nigeria Customs has intercepted and handed over 159,000 litres of_ petrol to regulators, tightening the noose on fuel smugglers exploiting border routes. The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has transferred three seized fuel tankers loaded with over 159,000 litres of petrol to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for further action. Deputy Comptroller…
