African Integrity Magazine Hosts 21st Leadership Development Conference & Awards Tomorrow Saturday

Proven Integrity Communications Networks, publishers of African Integrity Magazine, will host the 21st African Leadership Development Conference & Awards at GADE Place Hotel Conference Hall, Rivers State. For over two decades, this annual gathering has served as a premier platform for leadership development, policy dialogue, and the promotion of integrity, accountability, and good governance across […]

CGC Adeniyi Reaffirms Commitment to Responsible Digital Transformation, Innovation-Driven Governance

The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has reaffirmed his dedication to responsible digital transformation and innovation-driven governance during his keynote address at the 4th Biennial International Conference of the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, held in collaboration with the Faculty of Philology, RUDN University, Russia. The conference, themed “Disruptive […]

Ogun Area 1 Customs Descends Heavily on Smuggling Rings, Seizes ₦6.78Bn Contraband in 41 Days

By Tunde Ojudun The Ogun Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has dealt a heavy blow to smuggling rings, recording seizures worth ₦6.78 billion in just 41 days. Acting Controller of the Command, Deputy Comptroller Olukayode Afeni, announced the feat during a press briefing in Idiroko, attributing the success to the renewed anti-smuggling […]

MMA Customs Command Generates N68 billion in Four Months as Otunla Drives Revenue Growth

The administration of Alhaji Bashir Adewale Adeniyi as the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, continues to strengthen Nigeria’s revenue generation profile through the dedication of hardworking and result-oriented officers contributing significantly to the nation’s internally generated revenue. Among such officers is the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Command, Comptroller […]

Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment to Regional Customs Modernisation

By Tunde Ojudun The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council, Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s dedication to regional modernisation and collective growth at the 32nd Conference of Directors-General of Customs for the West and Central Africa (WCA) Region. Speaking in Freetown, Adeniyi underscored Nigeria’s […]

Customs Trains Journalists on Modernisation Project, Institutional Reforms

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced a four-day capacity-building workshop for journalists in Abuja, aimed at deepening media understanding of its ongoing Trade Modernisation Project and broader institutional reforms. The workshop, themed “Enhancing Media Knowledge and Understanding of Customs Modernisation Project”, brought together journalists from diverse media organisations across the country. Declaring the workshop […]

Adeniyi Pledges Deeper Impact as Customs, Yakubu Gowon University Renew Strategic Alliance

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has pledged to revitalise the long-standing institutional relationship between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja), with renewed support aimed at strengthening learning, research, and student development. Adeniyi made the commitment on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at the Customs Headquarters in Maitama, […]

Customs Tackles Illicit Financial Flows With Sensitisation Programme

By Tunde Ojudun The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling illicit financial flows and terrorism financing through a sensitisation programme on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). The session, held on Monday, 4 May 2026, at the Service Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, formed part of the first‑quarter operational […]

Customs FOU Thwarts 473 Smuggling Attempts, Seizes Mercury, Hard Drugs, Vehicles

By Tunde Ojudun The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, Lagos, has intercepted 473 smuggling attempts in just eight weeks, resulting in major seizures including four cylinders of mercury (80kg each), 3,340 parcels of synthetic cannabis (“Ghana Loud”) weighing 1,540kg, 22 new vehicles, and 8,794 bags of imported rice (equivalent to […]