Can Customs hit its 2018 target of N1.5tn revenue in pre-election year?
…Plans to retire 577 officers Whereas the negative impacts of forex shocks and delisting of 41 items from easy access to forex failed to derailed 2017 revenue target of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), there are strong indications that uncertainties…
Turkish envoy visits Customs CG, agrees to ambush arms importers
Barely one week after giving the hint during the display of 470 Pump Action riffles seized at Tincan island Port in Lagos, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) on Tuesday met with the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr….
70 to 80 % of import cargoes falsely declared—-Customs CG
Fresh reason has emerged on why clear single window connecting all federal agencies at the nation’s ports may not be realized. This is based on the body language of the Customs Comptroller General, Hameed Ali who has made it public…
Stakeholders’ decry endless wait for new scanners at ports
There are indications that importers, exporters and other business concerns at the nations entry ports may wait till sometime next year before being served with functional scanners. In an interview during a recent media briefing at Tincan island Port, Apapa,…
‘Customs connivance with importers’ reduced compliance to import regulations to 5 %’
The claims by the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, last week that less than 5 per cent of importers comply with laws guiding importation of goods into the country have been sustained by stakeholders. However, they agreed that the…
Disquiet at Lagos Customs commands over ban on Customs checkpoints by CG
Barely 24 hours after the announcement by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Comptroller-General, Hameed Ali on Tuesday ordering the immediate dismantling of checkpoints, checks in commands around Lagos show sad moods and fears of meeting revenue targets. Most of the…
Banks’ refute Customs claims on e-auction sabotage as 17 more join process
…Scheme crawls to N25m sales in 2 weeks from 40 cars, 2,489 bids Contrary to the claims by the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), that the non-participation of all commercial banks except Jaiz Bank was a sabotage…
First victim of internet fraud emerges on Customs e-auction portal, payment system
An indication has emerged that contrary to the claims by the Comptroller general of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali that the ongoing e-auction of seizures cannot be tampered by fraudsters; the first victim has emerged from the Idi -Iroko…
NASS under pressure to cancel ongoing e-Auction of seizures by Customs
Indications have emerged from the National Assembly (NASS) that any moment from now, the lawmakers may be compelled by barrage of complains to halts the ongoing e-auctioning of seized goods and mainly vehicles by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). A…
Systems hiccups force Nigerians to call for cancelation of e-auction by Customs
At the end of day four, Thursday, July 6 in the ongoing e-auctioning of seizures by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Nigerians struggling to partake in the process have called for immediate cancelation of the e-process, saying the system is…
