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  … Handles 41, 867 tonnes of non-oil export The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has exceeded its 2023 annually revenue target by 55% as the command    between January to October 31 2023    generated the sum N3.1billion against the annual revenue target of N1.966billion of the command. The command has also facilitated the export of a total of 41, 867.88 metric tonnes of non-oil export products within the period, which comprise 1,048 trucks of export products with Free On-Board FOB value of N8.3billion. It also collected N41.5million under the Nigeria Export Supervision Scheme NESS while a total of N40.5million was collected as surcharge within the period under review. This was revealed by the Customs    Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Timi Bomodi on Tuesday while briefing the press in the command on Tuesday.  He Further stated that the command within the same period intensified its anti-smuggling operations, which led to the seizure of 168 live parrots, one

…Intercepts #3.6 Billion Worth of Illicit Drugs  The Murtala Mohammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service between the months of January to October 2023, generated revenue to the tune of Seventy four billion, two hundred and eighty six million, seven hundred and seven thousand, four hundred and forty three naira, one kobo.(₦ 74, 286, 707, 443.01k) from Customs duty and other charges.   This is against the sum of Sixty billion, fifty six million, one hundred and twenty five thousand, eight hundred and twenty three naira twenty nine kobo (₦60, 056, 125, 823.29k). generated within same period (January -October) in 2022 this shows a progressive difference of Fourteen billion, two hundred and thirty million, five hundred and eighty one thousand, six hundred and nineteen naira, seventy two kobo (₦14, 230, 581, 619,72k) depicting    a twenty three percent (23%) increase of collection. The Command so far has met 76.34% of its annual target. The was made possible as a result of resili

  The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko has said most of Nigeria seaports has become obsolete and therefore require urgent rehabilitation to enhance their global competitiveness. The MD disclosed this during a panel session at the just concluded Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) conference held in Lagos. He said the plan is in line with the need to carry out a substantial overhaul of the port facilities that the management embarked on a port rehabilitation plan, which is expected to gulp $1.1 billion. In his words, “Almost every port in Nigeria requires rehabilitation, this is why the NPA is initiating a substantial overhaul, starting with the Tin Can Island and Apapa Ports in Lagos; “The objective of the authority is to enhance the physical infrastructure of these ports to accommodate vessels of all sizes and increase the draft at the quay side, with the aim of achieving draft depths of up to 14 meters. This init

  The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the seizure of a substantial cache of items in about 14,574 seizures. The seizures which have a Duty Paid Value, (DPV) of N1,241,777,700 includes 17 cash vehicles, foreign parboiled rice, Indian hemp, and other illicit goods. The Acting Controller of the FOU Zone A, Hussein Ejibunu, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Lagos recently. The operation’s primary goal is to prevent revenue loss due to various infractions such as under-valuation, under-payments, and wrong classifications. The unit successfully recovered the sum of N115,456,534.94 from the issuance of Demand Notices (DN) to defaulters. Giving the breakdown of the seizures, Ejibunu emphasized the magnitude of their efforts saying, “We were able to seize a total of 7,381 units of 50kg foreign parboiled rice from smugglers, equivalent to nearly thirteen trailer loads of foreign parboiled rice, seventeen vehicles, 657 pieces of use

  The Oyo/Osun command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS said it has generated a total of Eleven Billion, Six Hundred and Seventy Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Eighty Three Naira, Ninety One Kobo (₦11,679,732,583.91) as revenue between the month of September and October 2023. The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Ben Oramalugo    PhD FCIA FNIM,    disclosed this in his maiden press briefing at the command headquarters in Ibadan on Friday. He added that the amount when added to the revenue collected from January to August 2023, it would amount to    a Sum of Fifty Nine Billion, and Eighty Seven Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty Three Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy Naira, Sixty Four Kobo (₦59,087,983,670.64). He maintained that the feat was made possible by the command’s resolve to continue to prioritize trade facilitation, religiously enforce provisions of customs extant laws aimed at facilitating legitimate trade, implementa

  The Western Marine Command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Services has successfully thwarted smuggling activities in the western waterways by intercepting contrabands valued at N923,794,000 Naira only between August to October 2023. The command, in accordance with its primary mandate outlined in Section 4 of the NCS Act 2023, executed rigorous border enforcement and regulatory activities, resulting in the arrest and seizure of significant illegal goods.  According to a statement signed on behalf of the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Odaudu Salefu, by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mailafiya Magaji a Superitendent Customs, officers and men of the command during the operations which were conducted along the Moba waterways and Sanki Beach Axis confiscated 17 sacks containing 1,199 loaves of Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), totaling 663.5kg The statement also revealed that the command apprehended 66,000 capsules of 225mg Tramadol and 1,257 sacks of foreign p

   In order to address the urgent need for the evacuation of overtime cargoes at the ports and as well as     implementing a 48-hour Customs clearance process, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC),Adewale Adeniyi MFR, recently in Lagos, convened a meeting with stakeholders. The meeting which was airmen at to facilitating legitimate trade, was attended by Terminal Operators, Truck Owners, Licensed Customs Agents, and other essential stakeholders within the Port environment.  At the meeting, the CGC expressed the mission to fulfill the government's goal of decongesting the port by expediting the removal of containers that have lingered for an extended period. He says, "The objective is to enhance customs procedures, ultimately reducing both time and the cost of conducting business, He highlighted the authority granted by the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023, allowing the NCS to remove overtime cargoes from the port. The CGC emphasized the importance of partnership, support,

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA under the supervision of the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry, is to establish Blue Economy information desks at all International Airports in the country.   The effort received a boost after a fruitful discussion between the Honorable Minister of Aviation, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN and the DG/CEO NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR.   The Blue Economy desk at the Ports will enhance inter ministerial collaboration to harness potentials in Nigerian Maritime sector by creating awareness of a functional intermodal transport system, and tourism amongst others which are key components of a growing maritime nation.

  The Nigeria Customs Service has recommended collaboration between the service and the maritime industry to unlock the immense potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, made this recommendation at the 43rd Annual Council Meeting and 18th Roundtable of Managing Directors/Exhibition of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) on Monday, November 6, 2023, in Lagos. The CGC stated that the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area present a beacon of hope for Africa's economic transformation, ranging from promoting intra-African trade to sustainable economic growth. According to him, "These goals resonate profoundly with the eight-point agenda championed by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu." "An agenda that aspires to ensure food security, end poverty, foster economic growth, create jobs, provide access to capital, ensure security,

  From left: Port Manager, Lagos Port Complex, Mr. Charles Okaga; Executive Director, Marine and Operations, NPA, Hon. Onari Brown; winner of the Lagos Port Complex Apapa Employee Quarterly Merit Award (July-September 2023), Michael Emmanuel and Assistant General Manager, Marine of NPA, Capt. Eboreime Uduiguomen at the Employee Quarterly Merit Award and Retirees Appreciation Day held at the LPC  The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko has commended the management of the Lagos Ports Complex LPC, over the introduction of several performance incentives for members of staff of the port to boost efficiency and reward hard work.  Speaking at the maiden edition of the Lagos Port Employee Quarterly Merit Award and Retirees Appreciation Day in Apapa on Wednesday, Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Hon. Onari Brown, who represented the Managing Director, noted that ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of the human resource element would continue to receiv