Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service, has directed that owners of vehicles seized or detained will pay the complete duty with 25% penalty levy.In a circular released by AOB Fatade, assistant comptroller-general, all operations units were mandated to report action on this to the headquarter on a weekly basis."The Comptroller-General of Customs has directed that henceforth, all vehicles [...]
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Following a new foreign exchange policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has pegged import duty exchange rate at N326 to a dollar, with effect from June 10.Businessday quoted sources at the NCS as saying the valuation department at all customs commands have adjusted their systems from the former exchange rate of [...]
Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says any officer who fails staff college course thrice, will be sacked.Ali said this at the 2018 course two (senior and junior courses) graduation ceremony of officers in the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College in Abuja on Friday.He said the new rule was part of a reform being undertaken in [...]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its officials seized gold worth N211 million being illegally transported through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.Tony Orilade, EFCC acting head, media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.According to Orilade, the package was to be taken to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.Although unnamed, the EFCC official said [...]
Clearing agents on Monday grounded activities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.The agents protested the new policy by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos airport command, which directed that from July 13 all consignments should be on Form M.NAN reports that Jayne Shoboiki, customs area comptroller, MMIA, issued the directive.In reaction, leaders of clearing agents ordered their members [...]
The federal government will re-introduce excise duty on some goods manufactured in the country and excisable imported goods in line with the directive of ECOWAS council of ministers.In a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and seen by TheCable, Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, said spaghetti and noodles would be exempted from the changes.Adeosun said noodles and spaghetti were exempted [...]
The senate has expanded its panel probing the alleged N30 trillion revenue leakage in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).Following an indication of more leakages, the upper legislative chamber added its committee of marine transport to join in the efforts of its committee on customs which has been carrying out the probe.Moving a motion on the floor of the house on Thursday, Hope [...]
Musa Omale, a witness, in the trial of Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, a judge of the federal high court in Lagos, has alleged that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) paid N12 million into the account of the judge.Ofili-Ajumogobia has been arraigned on a 26-count charge bordering on unlawful enrichment.Also standing trial alongside the judge is Godwin Obla, a former prosecutor of the [...]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says from April 12, it will begin to seize all vehicles of which duty have not been paid.Joseph Attah, customs acting spokesman, said this in a statement on Thursday.He also said that owners of such vehicles would also be prosecuted, urging them to pay duty on their cars before the deadline.“The comptroller-general of customs, Col [...]
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