Bandits take over Abuja while DSS, police go after protesters

Nothing puts greater timbre on the parlous state of security in the country than the denudation of the virtual hedges and moats around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and the disarray of the phalanx of boots in the city. Abuja was once assumed to be impregnable and residents lived with a false sense of security. […]

Insurgency: Military Writers Society Hits Customs, Calls for Greater Security Collaboration, Information-sharing

The Military Writers Society of Nigeria (MWSN) has warned security agencies against stoking unnecessary tension in a country that is already experiencing unease over the hike in electricity tariff, and the pump price in fuel. The Society is calling for increased collaboration and sharing of information among intelligence agencies on insurgency, banditry, and counter-insurgency activities. […]

Nigeria Customs killing businesses – Employers report Customs to Buhari

The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has condemned the “incessant obstruction” caused by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The organisation said the situation was hindering the Ease of Doing Business policy of the Buhari administration and called on the President to act urgently. NECA alerted that some businesses were going down due to the actions […]

NCS seizes N197,416,380 contraband goods

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone D, Bauchi, has disclosed that it has seized contraband worth N197,416,380. The Comptroller, of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Adesanmi Omiye, who disclosed this while briefing Journalists on Thursday, at the Zonal headquarters in Bauchi, said that the success was recorded from November 2019 to March, 24th, […]

Customs generates N1.002trn revenue in 9 months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated revenue of about N1.002 trillion from January to September 2019. The data received by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from the Department of Research and Statistics and confirmed by the NCS’s public relations office indicated that the revenue was generated from 32 commands. The statistics showed that […]

Why FG closed Nigeria’s borders — CG Customs

The closure of Nigeria’s borders by Federal Government was undertaken to strengthen the nation’s security and protect its economic interests, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has said. Speaking during a meeting with border stakeholders, comprising freight forwarders and security agencies on Thursday at Seme, Ali said that the closure […]