BOAN, ANLCA warn against abuse of barge operations at seaports
Following the reversal of the ban placed on use barges to move containers at Nigerian seaports by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Barge Operators Association of Nigeria (BOAN) and the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has commended the…
Customs’ scannerless seaports structured to feed on corruption—IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), weekend joined thousands of Nigerians and port business operators in condemning the endless assurances by the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) in providing scanners that will end 100% physical examination of cargoes. Business Hilights recalls that…
Should Gen. Buhari stoop so low to serve as PSO to rtd. Col Ali in Customs?
Another curious observation also made by the Senator representing Osun East at the National Assembly, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, is the query he raised for the Nigerian Army and Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, on the…
Customs border commands may begin to suffer network issues sooner
…Even as it targets N1.68tr revenue in 2020 As the yet to be lifted ban on discharging petroleum products in any filling station within a 20km radius to the border lasts, strong indications reveal that several telecoms installations within the…
Can Nigerian neighbours meet FG’s 30% input in none African Products?
Latest conditions rolled out by the Federal Government on the opening of land borders linking Benin, Niger and Cameroon ahead of a tripartite meeting with ECOWAS Member States within next two weeks, have continued to elicit mixed reactions. Minister of…
Hameed Ali blinds Customs key role of trade facilitation for income earnings
A danger signal capable of derailing the original statutory function of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) is seriously emerging since the appointment of retired Army Colonel, Mr Hameed Ali. Investigations and reports suggest that ever since his coming in, he…
Border opening dims the more as Customs claims making more revenue now
Contrary to the speculations of many border based business operators and companies producing goods that are distributed across the ECOWAS region that the President may likely announce the opening of the closed land borders during his October 1st national broadcast,…
Customs total seized rice figure clash with number of bags given to IDP camps in 2018
Though the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has given its scorecard for the year beginning from January to November, saying it seized arms and ammunitions, dangerous drugs as well as vehicles, it impounded a total of 238,094(50kg) bags of rice across…
Should Customs CG feel fulfilled seeing 85% rice consumed as smuggled?
Barely three years after the appointment of Col Hameed Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller Customs of Customs (NCS), he has come up with several reforms. One of his key promises is stamping out smuggling of rice from the porous uncountable…
2019: Hameed Ali’s outburst that Buhari at over 70 shouldn’t contest again means a lot
The sincere remarks by Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, on Tuesday that if he were President Muhammadu Buhari, he would not contest 2019 election having passed the age of 70, has raised salient issues bordering on…
