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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command in its continued efforts to purge the Western Waterways of the offensive activities of smuggling has intercepted and seized Seventeen (17) Sacks containing One Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Seven (1,257) loaves of Cannabis Sativa with a combined weight of 609kg worth over 96 Million Naira.   The Customs Area Controller (CAC) Comptroller Paul Kola Bamisaiye in charge of the Command  relayed the message to the media at the Command’s office at Ibafon area of Coconut, Lagos. On the 4th day of June 2024. The CAC noted that the Seventeen (17) sacks…

The Nigeria Customs Service, SEME Area Command has announced to the public,  the figures of revenue generated from the period of January to May 2024. The command has collected a total sum of Two Billion, Six Hundred and Thirty Four Million, One Hundred and Ninety Thousand, Six Hundred and Forty Five Naira Fifty Three Kobo (N 2, 634, 190, 645.53) only. This amount surpasses that of 2023 for the same period  by 272%. The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Timinadi Bomodi  availed the information to the media on the 28th of May 2024 at the command’s conference…

In a space of 30 days, the Federal Operation Unit Of Nigeria Customs Service( NCS), Zone B has of great importance intercepted an illegal products of donkey perpetrated by some unscrupulous elements with no regard for the lives and preservation of the species like the donkey which is near extinction. The Customs Area Controller ( CAC) of the zone , Comptroller Ahmad Bello Shuaibu revealed this during a press briefing that was  organized at the zonal Headquarters in Kadina on the 21st Of May 2024 in the Command conference room. The humane CAC couldn’t pretend but expressed how sad he…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Port Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command has welcomed Comptroller Tenny Mankini Duniyan as the new Customs Area Controller (CAC) following the recent elevation of the former immediate past CAC, Saidu Abba Yusuf to the rank of Assistant Comptroller General(ACG) of Customs The brief handover ceremony occurred on Friday the 17th of May 2024 inside the command’s conference room at Tincan Island in Lagos, and was made available to the media through the command’s  Public Relations Officer , Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC )Yakubu Muhammad. Speaking during the event, the incoming CAC , Comptroller Daniyan promised…

The Comptroller-General of  Nigeria Customs Service Adewale Adeniyi, has decorated thirteen (13) members of his management team with their new ranks at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja amidst calls to redouble their commitment and dedication to the success of the service. The event took place on the Wednesday the 15th day of May of 2024 . The signed statement was made available to the  press immediately after the ceremony through the Chief Superintendent of Customs Abdullahi Maiwada, the spokesman of the service. The statement revealed that CGC Adewale Adeniyi decorated 5 Deputy Comptroller-Generals and 8 Assistant Comptroller-Generals following…

*...Stakeholders Question Delayed Deployment, Transparency* Stakeholders in Nigeria’s maritime industry are raising pressing questions about the whereabouts and management of the N50 billion Modular Floating Dock acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The acquisition was initially celebrated as a significant boost to Nigeria’s maritime infrastructure, aimed at enhancing the country’s vessel maintenance and repair capabilities. Since February, when NIMASA announced plans to move the dock to Continental Shipyard in Apapa, the deployment has yet to occur. Despite promises of relocation and utilization, the floating dock remains elusive, fueling concerns about transparency and accountability within the agency.…

Fulfilling its anti-smuggling functions which is one of the core mandate of Nigeria Customs Service as enshrined in the NCS Act 2023, the Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service known for its major onslaught against the reign of smuggling on our Western Waterways and Creeks has made a seizure of One Hundred and Seventy Seven (177) Sacks and Sixty One (61) Kegs of 25 Litres containing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) along Isalu Creek Badagry Waterway en-route Benin Republic. The Customs Ares Controller ( CAC) Comptroller Paul Bamisaiye revealed this during a press briefing that was organized at the command’s …

The Local Government Chairman of Dutsi Local Government Area, Katsina State, Mr. Ado Rabe, has pleaded with the management of Nigeria Customs Service to employ a member of the family of the slain Customs officer, late Customs Assistant 11, Auwal Haruna to fill in the gap caused by the sudden death. The local government chairman spoke on behalf of the family of the deceased when a high-powered delegation led by the Customs Area Controller, Katsina State Command, Comptroller Muhammad Umar visited the family in Kayawa, The delegation represented the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR on a condolence…

The Nigeria Customs Service Apapa Area Command witnessed another change of guard as the outgoing Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba starts retirement journey after spending 35 years in the Service and relinquished the mantle of Leadership to Comptroller Babatunde Olomu. The change of baton event took place yesterday the 6th of May , 2024 at the command’s conference hall  and was witnessed by stakeholders , officers and men of the service and the media at Apapa in Lagos State. The incoming CAC , Comptroller Babatunde Olomu Ph.D , listed six key operational areas his administration will focus on…

Sweet is the memory  of the saints, this was  indeed the testimonies of people of Agbere community in Sagbama Local government Area of Bayelsa State as one of the son of soil, Captain Warriedi Enisuoh, the Executive Director of Operations and Technical Services at Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL committed the remains of his dearest mother, Madame Theresa Virginia Enisuoh to mother earth. The funeral event which was show of class, occurred on the 27th day of April 2024 at St Peter’s Catholic Church Agbere, Bayelsa State. The officiating Priest Reverend Father Cletus Okonkwo, charged the congregants to see…