Adamu Sambo Muhammad, Chairman of the National Compliance Joint Taskforce of Licensed Clearing Agents (NCJTFLCA), has alleged that former Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, now retired, ordered his detention after he raised an alarm over an alleged plan to smuggle large quantities of contraband into Nigeria through…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted a consignment of suspected illegally traded wildlife and arrested three male suspects along the Kano-Daura Road. The interception was made on August 25, 2026, during an intelligence-led operation aimed at disrupting the trafficking of endangered wildlife along the axis. The development was contained in a statement…
The Nigeria Customs Service has dismissed allegations of increased smuggling, revenue leakage, recruitment impropriety and manipulation of succession within the service, describing them as a misrepresentation of its operations and administrative processes. The service’s National Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada, stated this in a response released on Thursday to an investigative report published…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has exempted the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas, Electricity Vehicle (EV) from 100 per cent payment of import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT). This was contained in the additional guidelines on Fiscal Incentives Under the Presidential Gas for Growth Initiative, which…
News Customs logo Quick Read The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned Nigerians to ignore a fake recruitment advert circulating on social Media The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned Nigerians to ignore a fake recruitment advert circulating on social Media In a statement released on Thursday, the Service said it is not conducting any…
The former Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Area Command, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, was arrested over the alleged creation of an illegal entry point along the Nigeria–Benin Republic border for large-scale smuggling operations, SaharaReporters has learnt. Top sources within the Customs Service and security circles told SaharaReporters that Adenuga was arrested by operatives…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, has said that it arrested a 71-year-old man with 6.35kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of N2.35bn concealed in a Toyota Highlander. The unit also said it intercepted other contraband worth over N5.5bn and foiled 473 smuggling attempts within the last eight weeks….
The member states of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, held talks with Togo on October 3 to advance plans for modernising and harmonising their customs information systems. The discussions, which took place in Bamako, were announced in a statement by the Malian government’s press service. The meeting brought together…
1 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have expressed determination to deepen cooperation in the South West axis of the country in the war against smuggling of contraband, unwholesome products and drug trafficking. Both Agencies did not only identify the need for further collaboration National interest and that…
1 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a 21-day grace period, effective from Monday, July 28, 2025, to 223 companies/ importers who have defaulted on the terms of their Temporary Admission Permits (TAP). The affected importers are advised to take immediate steps to regularise their importation status by either applying for a valid extension,…
