Tag: Nigerian customs

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tosin adesinaFebruary 16, 2018

Nigerian Customs officials illegally detained and assaulted a Chinese businessman, this should worry you

When we were sent this first-person report of corruption and unprovoked violence against a Chinese businessman who immigrated to Nigeria ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 26, 2017

Customs boss meets Turkish envoy over illegal inflow of firearms

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) Tuesday, met with the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil. Antecedent: The ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiMay 24, 2017

UPDATE: Photos of the rifles found in Lagos

It was earlier reported that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted a container-load of arms and ammunition at the Tin ...

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AzeezMarch 10, 2017

Customs hand over 661 pump action rifles to DSS

by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigeria Customs Service on Friday handed over the 661 pump action rifles seized in January to ...

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AzeezMarch 8, 2017

Despite Senate rejection, Customs insists on payment of duties on vehicles

by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigerian Customs Service on Wednesday said the one month grace period for owners of all vehicles ...

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ToluFebruary 11, 2017

$9.8m cash, N200 suicide bombing fee | 5 numbers that mattered this week

$9.8 million – The EFCC discovered this amount of cash and another 74,000 pounds in the Kaduna home of the ...

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ToluFebruary 4, 2017

N250million gatehouse, 150 cows for Mugabe | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N250million – Senator Dino Melaye revealed that the cost of constructing the Vice President’s official residence had been inflated and ...

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AzeezFebruary 3, 2017

Get yourself a customs uniform, Senate orders Hameed Ali

The senate committee on customs and excise duties on Thursday questioned Hameed Ali for not wearing the uniform of the ...

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AzeezJanuary 30, 2017

BREAKING: Customs intercept 661 pump-action rifles

The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted 661 pump-action rifles in Lagos. Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali disclosed this on Monday. He ...

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AzeezJanuary 29, 2017

How Jonathan, Wike frustrated efforts to take possession of seized helicopters – Amaechi

Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has said former President Goodluck Jonathan and governor Nyesom Wike frustrated attempts by ...

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AzeezDecember 29, 2016

Customs seize N250m worth of cannabis in Lagos

The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted 43 bags of cannabis along Agbara/Badagry road smuggled from Ghana. This was disclosed in ...

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ToluOctober 17, 2016

Apparently, rice is starting to drive us nuts in Nigeria: A timeline

Rice, oh almighty rice! Displaced cassava flakes (garri) to become Nigeria’s number one staple food and now the most reported ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 12, 2016

Nigerian Customs: There’s so much hypocrisy at our borders

Baba Oni Gas (@manmustwack) has obviously had it up to here with the Nigerian Customs. He poured his heart out about ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 7, 2016

Opinion: Who parallel market epp?

by Olamide Eyinla The main topic today in Nigeria is the value of the Naira. Sometime in June 2016, the ...

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