The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recently established a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the implementation of Advance Ruling. The decision was reached during the 6th Management Meeting of the NCS held on August 23, 2023. The basis for this SOP lies in Section 24 sub-sections 1-9 of the new NCS Act, 2023, and Article […]
The Ag. Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has called for more synergy and collaboration between Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) for effective service delivery. Adeniyi, who was represented by the Commandant of Nigeria Customs Training College, Ikeja; Deputy Comptroller Haniel Hadison, made the call at […]
Former Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola, a visionary and pragmatic accountant cum politician was born on September 29, 1954. He hails from Iragbiji in Osun State, Nigeria. He had a degree in Applied Accounting from the University of Lagos. Oyetola as a passion for learning and a keen eye for effective management, which […]
The news of the appointment of the then DCG Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, as the Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service on June 19 was greeted with excitement by the maritime media and maritime stakeholders, most of whom had at one time or the other had interactions with him and known him to be […]
The Western Marine Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service headed by the pragmatic Compt. OA Salefu has recorded 26 seizures with duty paid value totalling N118,581,335.00 in the first half of this year. However, the command had 18 seizures in 2022 but with higher duty paid value of N239,034,300.00. A breakdown of the seizures […]
Nigerian maritime Administration and safety Agency ( NIMASA) has placed 11,956 Nigerian Seafarers onboard cabotage vessels from January 2021 to July 2023. A press statement signed by the Assistant Director, public relations of the Agency, Mr Edwards Osagie disclosed on Friday. According to Mr. Osagie, 539 Nigerian Seafarers/cadets have also been recommended to replace foreign […]
Nigerian maritime Administration and safety Agency ( NIMASA) has placed 11,956 Nigerian Seafarers onboard cabotage vessels from January 2021 to July 2023. A press statement signed by the Assistant Director, public relations of the Agency, Mr Edwards Osagie disclosed on Friday. According to Mr. Osagie, 539 Nigerian Seafarers/cadets have also been recommended to replace foreign […]
The Director General of Nigerian maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has assured that the Assets acquired by the Agency under the Deep Blue project have been redeployed and functioning and being managed by a project team headed by a commodore of the Nigerian Navy, Victor Choji. The NIMASA Boss disclosed this […]
Nigeria is ranked seventh in the world for mobile phone usage and eleventh for internet reach, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Umar Danbatta disclosed this in Abuja at the “Emerging Technology Forum” for stakeholders in the telecommunications industry last Thursday. Nigeria accounts for 82% of all […]
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has assured that the Port Harcourt refinery will come back on stream by December this year. He restated Federal Government’s commitment to ending petroleum product importation soon, saying that efforts are being redoubled to restore the nation’s local refining capacity. Lokpobiri stated this during […]
