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Posts Tagged: Customs
January 22, 2024
Nigerian Customs Relaunches Revamped E-Auction Platform

Abdullahi Maiwada, the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced the unveiling of its revamped e-auction platform on Saturday. Maiwada said the strategic move aligned with the guidelines outlined in the newly enacted Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023. He stated as well that the[…]

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December 8, 2023
Import duty rises as FG hikes exchange rate

Duties payable on imported goods at Nigerian ports have gone up following the hike in the exchange rate for cargo clearance by the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria. The PUNCH reports that the exchange rate for payment of duty paid on imported vehicles on the[…]

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December 8, 2023
Criminals Using Fake Presidential Number Plates To Smuggle Luxurious Vehicles – Customs

Chedi Wada, Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone “B”, Kaduna, has lamented that smugglers have been using fake presidential number plates to deliver vehicles across the country. He also said the criminals had been dubiously using such fake number plates belonging to various state and[…]

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November 27, 2023
New Customs CG will improve revenue generation, national security – NIPR

The Osun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations has expressed confidence in the ability of the new Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, to ensure efficiency in revenue generation, and enhance national security. This was contained in a congratulatory message to[…]

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October 16, 2023
Cross-Border Trade Facilitation and Technology

Just after the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Technology Conference and Exhibition, the acting Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has commended the organisation for exposing participants to advanced technological solutions required to address complex customs challenges. The Nigerian delegation led by Adeniyi at the conference and[…]

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October 11, 2023
Smugglers Lose N1.75bn as Customs Intercepts Foreign Used Vehicles and Other Items

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), over the weekend, stated that it intercepted 25 units of tokunbo vehicles, and other items smuggled into the country from Benin republic. Speaking to newsmen, the acting Comptroller General of the Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who said the contrabands were intercepted by the[…]

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September 13, 2023
Importers Set to Clear Goods From Cotonou Ports – Customs

An announcement was made on Tuesday by the acting comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service that Nigerian importers would soon be able to get their goods cleared from the Cotonou, Benin Republic ports. Adewale Adeniyi, acting comptroller-general of the NCS, revealed this in Abuja at the end of[…]

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September 12, 2023
15% Levy: Abandoned Vehicles at the Port

Licensed customs agents are in strong opposition of the government’s failure to suspend the 15 percent import adjustment tax that has been imposed on imported used vehicles. They were worried that despite the government’s announcement of the suspension of the import adjustment tax on imported vehicles, it had[…]

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September 1, 2023
Customs Tasks Auto Importers to be Transparent in Declaring Cargo

The Nigerian Customs Service has urged importers of vehicles to imbibe transparency while declaring their cargos during clearance. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement to sensitize importers on the importance of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation system of the service, Comptroller Saidu Abba Yusuf, being the Customs Area[…]

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