The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, has intensified its efforts to foster collaboration with key stakeholders by engaging media professionals and opinion leaders in a bid to enhance national security and improve border management operations. The strategic engagement held at the Seme border on Saturday, July 12, 2025, brought together journalists, community influencers, and representatives
Abuja, July 11, 2025 — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has provided a detailed update on migrating the Form M process from the legacy NICIS II platform to its innovative B’Odogwu system, assuring stakeholders of a smoother transition and more transparent trade procedures. According to the Customs spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, the pilot phase for digitalising Form M issuance
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially prohibited the examination of pharmaceutical-related cargoes at bonded terminals across the country, directing that all such inspections be confined to only four designated commands. This directive is aimed at strengthening oversight and ensuring stricter compliance with importation regulations governing sensitive medical and pharmaceutical products. In a notice circulated
Abuja, July 11, 2025 — The Nigerian Senate has commended Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, for his historic election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council, describing it as a significant boost to Nigeria’s international image and trade influence. During plenary on Wednesday, lawmakers celebrated Adeniyi’s emergence as the first Nigerian to lead
July 11, 2025 | Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have officially inaugurated a joint Implementation Committee to enforce the terms of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2024. The inauguration ceremony, which took place on Wednesday, was led
LAGOS – The Lagos command of the Nigeria Customs Service under the Marine and Maritime Affairs Commission (MMAC) has successfully seized a cache of illegal firearms alongside 75 bags of pangolin scales and other prohibited items during a recent operation in the state. Officials revealed that the seizure is part of intensified efforts to clamp
In a significant breakthrough in the nation’s fight against illicit financial flows and cross-border money laundering, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies valued at over ₦653 million at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The arrest, which took place during a clearance operation on Monday, culminated in
July 7, 2025 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially discredited a fraudulent list currently circulating on social media, which claims to contain names of shortlisted candidates for a purported Computer-Based Test (CBT) in an ongoing recruitment exercise. In a statement issued on Monday, the NCS described the document as fake and misleading, warning the
July 6, 2025 | Abuja, Nigeria The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has charged newly graduated officers of the Senior Course 12 to remain steadfast in upholding professionalism, integrity, and service excellence in their duties. Speaking during the graduation ceremony held at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, CGC
July, 2025 — The Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt Area I Command, has announced a remarkable 32.9% revenue increase in the first half of 2025, generating a total of ₦141.6 billion. This was disclosed by the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, during a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters in Rivers State. The figure
