Esther Komolafe

Paving  ways for support, making pledges and soliciting for public awareness, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has paid a courtesy visit to the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Corporate Headquarters, on the 17th day of April 2024 The CGC, was warmly welcomed by the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndache, and he acknowledged his achievements, stating, "The comments about you are that of joy and your achievements are highly commendable. You've reached out to several and necessary stakeholders, and you have partnered with many media organisations. “The reason for welcoming you to our corporate…

In a grand occasion the Area 2 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) Onne , Portharcourt on the 19th day of April 2024, held a sensational Handing and Taking over Parade in honour of the Out-going Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Baba Imam and the In-coming Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Babandede. The Command had in attendance to witness the parade, various Commanders, Heads of Security Agencies and Stakeholders working in the Port Environment. The outgoing Controller, Comptroller Baba Imam in his welfare address, appreciated God for his mercy and Love, he appreciated the Comptroller General of Customs BA Adeniyi for the…

While the people of Idiroko , Ogun 1 Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Ogun state axis of Nigeria were in sad mood that their Mr Fix it, who also recorded no casualty in his eight months tenure at the Command was transferred too sudden,  it was full of accolades from all stakeholders , meanwhile it’s a blessing in disguise forKaduna Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service( NCS). Comptroller Ahmadu Bello Shuaibu on the 17th of April 2024 takes over the mantle of leadership from Comptroller Dalha Wada Chedi at the Federal Operations Unit's Headquarters Zone B of…

In the recent reorganization of leadership style going on in  the Nigeria Customs Service by the management team , the Western Marine Command of the Service,  on the 16th day of April 2024 welcomed its own new Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller  Paul K Bamisaiye. The Command witnessed a brief handing over ceremony, which occurred between the outgoing CAC Compt. OA Salefu and the incoming CAC Compt. PK Bamisaiye, inside the command’s headquarters at Ibafon Apapa In Lagos The outgoing CAC , Comptroller  Salefu at the handover event appreciated Officers and men of the Command for the Cooperation during his…

The Non Intrusive Inspection Technology Unit (NIITU)  of Nigeria Customs Service,(NCS),Apapa Area Command has been commended by their Area Controller, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba for their invaluable contributions to the overall success of the command . The CAC during an unscheduled visit to the scanner site appreciated and reminded the officers of the importance of team work as basis to a sustainable gains in  compliance as the benchmark for the recently recorded revenue collection by the command. Comptroller Jaiyeoba thanked Deputy Comptroller Salamatu Atuluku, the Officer in charge of scanning site and encouraged the unit not to be deterred by complaints…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),  Murtala Muhammed Airport Ikeja, has recorded an increase of 117%  in its revenue figures for the first quarter of 2024 when compared to the corresponding year of  2023. The command has collected Forty-Five Billion, Two Hundred and Thirty-Two Million, Four Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty-Eight Naira N45,232,483,528  while the  Command recorded Twenty-One Billion, Three Hundred and Sixty-Two Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy-Six Naira, Forty-Four Kobo (N21,362,752,676.44K) while in the corresponding period of 2023. The Customs Area Controller (CAC) Comptroller Mohammed Yusuf gave out the information during a…

………..makes 572 seizures Q1 2024 ….NCS open to fact- based criticism through appropriate channels-CGC All things being equal, Nigeria Customs Service(NCS)  May surpass the revenue target apportioned to it bythe Federal Government purse as the service already collected N1.34trn that stood at 20% increase out of revenue target of N5.7 trillion Naira,of 2024. The Comptroller General Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi ,gave this indication on Wednesday the 3rd of April 2024, during a press briefing organized at the service Headquarters in Abuja. The CG  noted that In the first quarter of 2024, the NCS demonstrated remarkable performance in revenue collection. Total…

  The Executive Director, Operations and Technical Services, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Capt. Warredi Enisuoh, has lost his mother Mrs Theresa Enisuoh. Enisuoh, also a former Director of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), was part of the team putting so much to protect the nation’s oil sector. This feat helped Nigeria to regain its position as the biggest recipient of payments from Shell as production entitlement, royalties, taxes and fees to the government in 2023 amounted to $4.92 billion, the highest in four years. A family source in a statement on Monday, noted that Capt. Enisuoh's mother,…

In the year tagged with the theme ,  “The Year of the Stakeholders” which incidentally aligns with the theme for the International Customs Day “Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose”.  It’s also in tandem with the fundamental pillars of the Comptroller General of Customs,  *vision of Collaboration, Consolidation and Innovation.* The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tincan Island Command has recorded a total collection of two hundred and thirty billion, three hundred and two million, seven hundred and forty-three thousand, twenty three naira, forty seven kobo (N240,302,743,023.47) for the period of January 2024 till date. The Customs Area Controller (CAC)…

...Visits Mamuda Group of Companies in Chalawa Still in the formation of  ‘New Custom’ the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has embarked on a significant visit to the Kano State Government House, a bid to rekindle the longstanding partnership between the Nigeria Customs Service and Kano  State. The meeting, which served as an avenue for CGC Adeniyi to highlight the Nigeria Customs Service's commitment to enhance trade and address food security challenges in Kano State took place on Sunday the 10th of March 2024. Similarly during the visit the CGC recounted his engagements with the Emir of Kano and…