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Tag: Customs
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Customs PR conference bridges academia, industry to groom future communication professionals
…Students Gain Practical Mentorship, Real-World Experience By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening strategic communication by exposing students and young public relations practitioners to practical industry experience through mentorship and professional engagement at its Public Relations Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The conference, held on Thursday,…
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Customs Unveils Strategic Communication Plan to Deepen Public Trust, Boost Trade Facilitation
By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has unveiled a strategic communication framework aimed at strengthening public trust, enhancing compliance and supporting trade facilitation as part of efforts to drive its ongoing reforms and improve service delivery. The initiative was the focus of a strategic communication conference held in Port Harcourt on June…
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Customs disburses N7.61bn pension to 4,237 retirees
By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released N7.61 billion to nine Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) for the payment of pension benefits to 4,237 retired officers across the country. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the funds had already been remitted to the PFAs for onward payment into the retirees’ individual accounts,…
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Customs Begins New Era in Strategic Communication as 70 PR Officers Join NIPR
By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has taken a major step towards strengthening its strategic communication framework with the induction of 70 of its Public Relations officers into the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), the first mass induction of Customs personnel into the professional body since 2013. The induction ceremony, held…
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Breaking News, Politics, Current Affairs,, Finance, Banking, Economy, Marketing, Commercial, Oddity, Bizarre, Unusual, Crime, Court, SecurityCustoms Seize ₦26.57bn Cannabis Hidden in Imported Vehicles at Apapa Port
By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted Cannabis Indica valued at ₦26.57 billion concealed inside a container loaded with imported used vehicles at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The illicit consignment, weighing 4,143.5 kilograms, was uncovered during a joint examination by officers of the Apapa Area Command and…
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PEBEC ranks Customs among top agencies in trade facilitation
By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has emerged as one of the country’s top-performing government agencies in trade facilitation after earning full compliance in the 2025 Business Facilitation Act (BFA) Compliance Assessment conducted by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). The assessment recognised the Customs Service for meeting all prescribed compliance…
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Customs Joins INTERPOL Intelligence Network to Boost Border Security
By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened its border security and intelligence capabilities with the deployment of an INTERPOL Data Centre at its headquarters in Abuja, giving officers access to one of the world’s largest criminal intelligence networks. The facility is expected to bolster intelligence gathering, combat transnational crime and improve…
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CGC Adeniyi seeks interoperable Customs systems to drive AfCFTA
By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has called for interoperable customs systems across Africa, saying harmonised digital platforms are essential for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the promotion of seamless intra-African trade. Adeniyi made the call on Wednesday during the signing of a 20-year…
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Customs, Afreximbank deepen partnership to boost intra-African trade
By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to strengthen trade facilitation, improve customs cooperation and accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The commitment was reaffirmed on Thursday during a working visit by the President…
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Customs seizes ₦53.39bn contraband in Apapa, hands over 6,778.5kg cannabis to NDLEA
By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 6,778.5 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa, popularly known as Canadian Loud, to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after intercepting the illicit consignment at the Apapa Port in Lagos during an intelligence-led operation that also uncovered other prohibited items with a Duty Paid…
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