Author: Saint Augustine

…Wants Customs to focus more on unapproved entry points The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has expressed concern over the way and manner the officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service carry out their anti- smuggling function. The National Publicity Secretary of NAGAFF, Mr. Stanley Ezenga who made the position of the association known in a statement he issued in Lagos said that the association was not comfortable with the methodology employed by the service to execute its anti-smuggling function. Ezenga pointed out that with the exception of goods like fire arms, hard drugs, manila, blank…

The Chairman, Anti-Corruption Committee of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Chief Increase Uche has blamed the inherent abuse in the password usage on sabotage on the part of the officers and negligence on the part of the schedule officers who fail to withdraw such passwords from the allottee when the need arises. Uche who made this position known in a letter he addressed to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) observed the fact that passwords were exclusive to Customs officers and also confidential to the officer so allocated such a…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has advocated that the operation of the National Single Window (NSW) be excised from the Nigeria Customs Service and be domiciled in the Ministry of Finance for effective coordination and control. The National President of the association, Prince Olayiwola Shittu who made this known at the Public Hearing on the Draft Amendments to the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) conducted by the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff at Abuja on Monday also kicked against the provision that sought to make the Comptroller-General of Customs the Chairman of the Customs…

Adequate provision of basic infrastructure has been identified as a necessary step capable of unlocking the vast opportunities in Nigerian maritime industry. This position was canvassed by the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside during the fourth quarter meeting on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) organized by the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) in Abuja recently. Dr. Peterside noted that given Nigeria’s strategic location, population and volume of trade in the African region, all the country needed to become a major hub of maritime activities was a strategic investment in infrastructure in…

The Federal Executive Council through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMARD) has extended her agreement with Cellulant Nigeria Limited for the provision of the GES (Growth Enhancement Support Program) to Nigerian farmers recently in Abuja. The program which uses e-wallet technology to allot government subsidies, fertilisers, improved seeds, agrochemicals and good farming practices to Nigerian farmers, has been the flagship program of the FMARD in the last four years and the program would have served an average of 6 Million farmers annually by the end of the year. Nigeria is the first country in the world to…

The Federal Government on Monday announced a ban on importation of vehicles into the country through the land borders. The National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Mr. Wale Adeniyi who confirmed the development in a press release he issued said the ban covered both new and used vehicles. While stating that the ban was sequel to Presidential directive restricting all vehicle import to Nigerian seaports only, the Customs spokesman disclosed that the ban was to take effect from 1st January, 2017. He therefore requested importer of vehicles through the land borders to make effective use of the grace period…

The Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected the sum of  N25.7 billion in the month of November, 2016. This was disclosed by the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Bashar Yusuf during a session with some critical stakeholders in his office recently. The Controller stressed that the Command, would continue to explore all avenues for maximum revenue collection, in view of the exigencies of the moment, which had placed more responsibility on the Service. Addressing stakeholders at the premises of SDV/SCOA where he had gone to handover a 1 x 20ft container of “Ready to eat…

The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority ( NPA) , has taken steps  that will promote the activities of small and medium scale entrepreneurs and foreign investors in the country to boost economic growth. NPA Managing Director, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman who was represented by the Assistant General Manager Commercial Services/ Port Promotions , Abdulrahamaamn Lamina at the Kano International Trade Fair last week said the Authority sees entrepreneurship as important engine of growth and would always support those who have the capacity and willingness to develop, organise, run and manage profitable businesses across the country. The theme of the…

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected the sum of  one billion, two hundred and forty-seven million, one hundred and thirty-one thousand, sixty-nine naira, fourteen kobo (N1,247,131,069.14) as revenue for the month of November, 2016. The Command also made ninety-nine (99) seizures with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of eighty-two million, eight hundred and eighty-four thousand, three hundred and eight naira (82,884,308.00) during the period under review. According to the press release issued on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Selechang Taupyen, the revenue collected exceeded the monthly revenue target of the Command…

After about three months of intensive negotiations and discussions, the Management of TSE Stevedoring Nigeria Limited has finally paid N5 million compensation to the family of late Alhaji Ganiyu Aderibigbe, a dockworker who died following an accident he had while at work in Tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT) in July this year. Speaking shortly after the presentation of Cheque to the Aderibigbe family, the Managing Director of TSE Stevedoring, Alhaji Usman Abdullahi stated that although the journey had been rough since the death of the dockworker till date, he had to thank God that they had come to the end…