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NCS Debuts Film on Fight Against Smuggling in Nigeria in “Beyond the Badge”
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released the trailer of its debut movie “Beyond the Badge,” which highlights the constant battle against smuggling at Nigeria’s borders. The NCS took to…
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A screech in time saves 180 million | The #YNaijaCover
There have been growing concerns (especially among its citizenry) on the ability of the Federal Government to properly handle preventive measures against the fast-spreading Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This perception stems…
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How Customs paid Justice Ajumogobia’s company N12m – Witness
by Dolapo Adelana Mr. Omale Ujah, a witness at the trial of a Federal High Court judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia on Friday narrated how he was instructed sometime in 2014 to pay…
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It never happened… Customs did not seize 13 vehicles from me – Senator Barau
by Dolapo Adelana The Senator representing Kano North, Jibrin Barau, has denied the allegation that the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), seized 13 vehicles from his residence. On Monday, the zonal commander…
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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today
by Dolapo Adelana These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Senate calls for resignation of Customs boss, Hameed Ali The Senate on Wednesday asked Comptroller-General of the…
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I have nothing to do with vehicle seized by Customs – Saraki
by Dolapo Adelana Senate President Bukola Saraki has said he has nothing to do with the importation of a vehicle seized by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). At Tuesday's plenary…
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The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversations this week
These are the top 10 stories that drove conversations this week. Senate rejects Magu for the second time The Senate on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the…
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BREAKING: Senate sends Customs boss, Ali back, mandates him to re-appear in uniform
by Dolapo Adelana The Senate has mandated the Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service Hameed Ali to appear before it on Wednesday, March 22 in uniform. The Senate took the…
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BREAKING: Customs boss, Hameed Ali arrives National Assembly without uniform
by Dolapo Adelana The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), has arrived the National Assembly Complex, The Punch reports. Ali, who is having a running battle with the…
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Customs declare 2 officers wanted over seized rifles
The Nigeria Customs Service has declared two of its officers wanted for allegedly examining and clearing the container laden with 661 pump-action rifles in Lagos. The wanted officers are Abdullahi…
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Former Customs boss, Dikko, returns N1bn to EFCC
Former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko has returned N1,004,000,000 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Punch reports. Dikko is being investigated by the EFCC…
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House of Reps summon Customs boss over alleged insurance fraud
The Controller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.) has been summoned by an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives over an alleged N250m insurance fraud involving the service.…
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Senate to probe N2bn worth of cocaine seized by Customs
The Senate has said the N2bn worth of cocaine seized by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Apapa Tincan Island Port in Lagos State will be investigated. This is according to…
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Customs dismisses 29 senior officers over gross misconduct
The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday said it has dismissed 29 senior officers for for various acts of gross misconduct. In a statement by its Deputy Comptroller/Public Relations Officer, Wale Adeniyi, the…
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Smugglers disguise bags of rice as corpses – Customs
The Nigeria Customs Service has raised alarm over the new method devised by smugglers to illegally convey rice into the country. The service via a statement by its spokesperson, Selechang Taupyenon…
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Disabled ‘job scam kingpin’ arrested
Abubakar Rilwan, "one of most notorious fraudsters in online advertising scams on non-existing vacancies in government agencies" has been arrested by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). Rilwan had been declared…
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Customs made a lot of money at Seme border in August
by Jewel Stephen The Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N781.7 million revenue in August. Speaking on Thursday, the command's spokesperson, Ernest Olottah, said that the…
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Customs arrest 4 suspects for smuggling N100 million worth of turkey
by Rachel Ogbu Suspects (Photo: Punch) The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has put the Duty Paid Value of 15,000 cartons of frozen turkey being smuggled along…
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How Customs intercepted 56,750 rounds of ammunition in Oyo – DC Oteri
by Akan Ido The seizure of 56,750 rounds of ammunition in Oyo/Osun Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has attracted attention to the Command. In this interview with the Sunday…
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Vanished! N7.93 billion missing from Federation Account, CBN, NCS, FIRS under pressure
by Rachel Ogbu An audit investigation conducted into the operations of the Federation Account noted that the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC, claimed that it remitted the N2334.430bn, but 2007 records…
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