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Peugeot sees Nigeria Importing N3tn Used Vehicles, Motorcycles this year

Chairman of Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ahmed Wadada Aliyu, has informed that Nigeria will import used cars and motorcycles worth N3 trillion in 2021. He also described the recent tariff reduction…

Nigerian Customs hits N1trn to beat N770bn 2017 target amidst recession

For the first time in the more than 50 years of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) existence, the Service has recorded its highest revenue collection ever of over N1 trillion as against N770 billion target set for 2017. Public Relations…

Arms: Customs won’t tolerate shippers’ ignorance of cargo contents again—Ali

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali, (Rtd), has informed all foreign shipping companies that henceforth, it will no longer tolerate the excuse of no knowledge of container contents, saying “The issue of being ignorant…

Customs CG in Lagos, hails officers of FOU Ikeja for anti-smuggling feats

The Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) flew in from Abuja to Lagos on Tuesday to address officers and men of the federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja over their recent value addition to…

Creation of continental free trade area may kill surviving Nigerian industries—Expert

Contrary to the permutations of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) that the enthronement of Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) will grow manufacturing in Nigeria and the country will gain more from intra-African trade, leading…

Exclusive: Customs CG risks walkout if he appears before Senate on mufti, Wednesday

A Senator of the Federal Republic (name with held), Sunday confided on Business Hilights in a telephone interview that the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) may risk not only walkout but vote of no confidence on his…