From Our Correspondent Abuja, May 25, ’25 (TNZ) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for safeguarding borders and disrupting transnational organised crime. TheNewsZenith reports that NCS recorded the fit through strategic partnerships and intelligence-driven operations. This is according to a Customs statement received over the weekend in Lagos. […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, April 19, ’25 (TNZ) Dr Eugene Nweke, former President of the Nigeria Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), says only political will can make the 24-hour port operations achievable. TheNewsZenith reports Nweke made the remarks during the Fifth Town-Hall meeting organised by JournalNG recently in Lagos. “A 24-hour port operation is […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, April 16, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), PTML Command, says it generated N90.2 billion in the first three months of this year. TheNewsZenith reports that the Area Controller, Comptroller Tenny Daniyan, announced this during a management meeting held in Lagos on Tuesday. Daniyan said the first quarter revenue exceeded that of […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, March 27, ’25 (TNZ) The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced it intercepted contraband worth N1.72 billion from smugglers in one month. TheNewsZenith reports that the Zonal Controller, Comptroller Kola Oladeji, announced the seizure at a media briefing in Lagos. Oladeji said the […]
…….urges community spirit By Abdulfatah Babatunde Abuja, March 23, ’25 (TNZ) The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has appealed to officers and stakeholders to embrace the spirit of service, discipline and charity as essential values during Ramadan and beyond. Adeniyi made the appeal at the grand Iftar organised by Trade Modernisation Project (TMP) Limited […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, March 15, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has established a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Unit to drive its commitment to national development. This is to foster inclusive growth and sustainable impact in communities of operations. National Public Relations Officer of NCS, ACC Abdullahi Maiwada, announced in a statement emailed to […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, March 11, ’25 (TNZ) The Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, has handed over illicit drugs worth over N8 billion to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). TheNewsZenith reports that the Customs Area Controller, Frank Onyeka, on Monday, handed over the items to the NDLEA, Tincan […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, March 10, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone A has begun engaging officers and stakeholders in sensitising them on its new automated transire process (ATP). TheNewsZenith reports that this is in a bid to ensure smooth and seamless cargo transit operations. The engagement took place at the Apapa Customs […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, March 3, ’25 (TNZ) The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has appealed to the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to embrace dialogue and halt their planned strike. TheNewsZenith reports that Adeniyi made this appeal when his team visited the union’s headquarters in Lagos. The Customs Area […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 21, ’25 (TNZ) The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted 53 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa. TheNewsZenith reports that the sacks contained 3,793 loaves and weighed 1,958 kilogrammes in Lagos. Compt. Paul Bamisaiye, the Customs Area Controller confirmed the seizure at a news […]