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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is deepening its partnership with the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) to drive trade facilitation, enhance revenue generation, and improve border management. During a high-level meeting at Customs Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, August 21, 2025, Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi welcomed NACCIMA’s newly elected National […]
The President of the National Association of Freight Forwarders and Consolidators (NAFFAC), Prince Adeyinka Bakare PhD, has strongly advised that presidents of freight forwarding associations should refrain from seeking positions on the governing council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN). In an exclusive interview, Bakare argued that the council, […]
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed the Service’s unwavering commitment to collaboration with the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), emphasizing that shared infrastructure and operational synergy remain central to their partnership. Speaking during a courtesy visit by CDCFIB leadership to the Customs Headquarters in Abuja […]
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), under the leadership of Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, has officially inaugurated four new haulage units under the Dockworkers Branch of the Union in Delta State. The newly established units and their appointed officers are: 1. Ifiekoro/Obeji Unit – Chairman: Comrade Endurance Odongharo Bobele – Secretary: Comrade Andy Eyifoma […]
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Nigeria’s maritime and allied sectors will converge at the Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos, for the 3rd edition of the Maritime Annual Maritime Lecture (MAMAL), hosted by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN). This year’s theme, “Addressing the Burden of War Risk Insurance on Nigeria’s Maritime Trade,” […]
The Joint Association of Licensed Customs Agents and Freight Forwarders, Apapa Chapter has shelved the plan to withdraw services in Apapa Port starting from tomorrow, Friday. In a letter jointly signed by the chairmen of the five associations comprising the joint body and addressed to the Customs Area Controller of Apapa Customs command, Comptroller Babatunde […]
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is calling for the implementation of a 1% Freight Stabilization Fee to secure sustainable funding for its regulatory functions. During an oversight visit by the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, NSC Executive Secretary Dr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima emphasized the urgent need to strengthen the Council’s financial base and legislative authority. […]
The Nigeria Customs Service at Tincan Island Port has achieved a historic milestone, recording an unprecedented ₦16,411,402,227.27 in revenue on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. This feat was made possible through the deployment of the cutting-edge Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), known as B’Odogwu. In a statement released Thursday in Lagos, Superintendent of Customs Oscar Ivara […]
The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Idiroko, has intercepted a range of high-value items including exotic vehicles, cannabis, and other contraband, with a total duty-paid value of ₦1,401,531,923.95. Among the seized items were: – A 2021 Rolls Royce Ghost – A 2014 Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC – A 2018 Honda model These vehicles […]
…Impound goods worth N3.1b in 3wks By Edwin ifeanyi nwabugu Smugglers operating along the South West corridors are in disarray following an onslaught inflicted on them by the Nigeria Customs Service NCS Federal Operation Unit Zone A Lagos, impounding goods worth N3.145 billions within three weeks. This was disclosed to newsmen in Ikeja Lagos by […]
