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Thu Feb 11 2021 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has raided rice markets and warehouses in Lagos where it evacuated 1,930 bags of rice worth N708 million just as it intercepted a tanker-load of rice in Katsina. The Comptroller General Strike Force carried out the raid in Lagos and Ogun states where the seized goods were taken to the Customs warehouse in Ikeja, Lagos. Daily Trust had recently reported the flooding of parboiled foreign rice across markets despite its ban. The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) held a meeting with Customs Area Controllers on the action. Brief...

The Area Controller of Nigeria Custom Services (NCS), Kwara State Command, Hussaini Bello, yesterday, said despite the devastating effects of COVID-19 pandemic across the globe, the command was able to hit 86 per cent of its target for the year 2020. Presenting the scorecard of the command’s activities from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, to reporters in Ilorin, Bello, while describing revenue generation as the core mandate of the NCS, said the command generated N6. 91bn in the year under review as against the sum of N2.4bn declared in 2019. He equally commended the men and officers ...

T he Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed that it intercepted an export container concealed with 162 sacks of pangolin scales worth almost one billion naira. Showcasing the seizures, yesterday at Apapa port, the Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Mohammed Abba-Kura, said the seizure was made based on credible intelligence. He said one person was arrested for his alleged involvement in the illegal export of the scales of an endangered animal species. Abba-Kura explained that the 57 sacks of pangolin scales which weigh about 8,800kg and 57 others were mixed w...

Punch Newspapers Sections Joseph Olaoluwa The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a 20 feet container with registration number CSLU 2362640 falsely declared as furniture components and processed for export. Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, Mohammed Abba-Kura, in a press briefing on Tuesday told journalists that the vessel was found to contain certain parts of wildlife prohibited for export. Abba-Kura said 162 sacks of pangolin scales weighing 8,800 kg; 57 sacks of mixed endangered species of various sizes such as Ivory/animal horns, lion bones amongst othe...

By Dianabasi Effiong Onne (Rivers) Jan. 13, 2021 The Area II Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Onne Port in Rivers, says it generated ₦118.9billion (₦118,959,214,999.53k) in the out gone year 2020. The figure was announced on Wednesday by Comptroller Mohammed Auwal, Area Controller, Area II Command, at a media briefing in Onne Port. According to Auwal, this figure is N11.6 billion (₦11,623,072,175.04) higher than the N107.3 billion (₦107,336,142,824.29) generated by the command from January to December of 2019. Auwal also stated that the command’s enforcement and anti-smuggli...