Joseph Attah - Maritime First Newspaper

ATTAH: Customs generates over N1trn revenue in 6 months

… Says seized items could pose grave consequences on national security and economy*** The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) may have set a corporate revenue target of...

Border Closure: Three dead as cement truck drivers stranded at Nigerian border for months

Maritime3 years ago

Border Closure: Three die as cement truck drivers stranded at Nigerian border for months

At least three persons, believed to be drivers of Dangote Cement and Sokoto Cement trucks, have died, after being stranded for months at Nigeria’s border with...

Border closure: Customs impounds thousands of ammunition, 1072 vehicles, over 19,000 bags of smuggled rice

Maritime3 years ago

Border closure: Customs impounds thousands of ammunition, 1072 vehicles, over 19,000 bags of smuggled rice

…As Police in Rivers search for Frank Ekpo, a most wanted person*** Following the closure of Nigerian borders with neighbouring countries, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)...

Maritime4 years ago

POVERTY CAPITAL: 524,215 applicants apply for 3,200 Customs jobs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) on Monday confirmed that a whopping 524,215 Nigerians, actually registered and applied for the 3,200 various Customs position recently advertised. Industry...

Customs impounds pangolin scales worth N10.26bn in Lagos

Maritime4 years ago

NCS Recruitment: Customs resolves applicants’ complaints arising from ill-responding portal

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed that the Service has weighed into the several complaints of applicants, arising from ill-responding recruitment portal or due to...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘B’ Federal Operations Unit (FOU), has seized 250 parcels of goods amongst other smuggled goods worth N275.989 million between Dec. 22, 2021 and Jan. 27.

Maritime4 years ago

Customs operatives flee checkpoint, following altercation with Air Force men

…It is resolved – Attah*** A minor altercation between two Air force men and some Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service at Gbaji checkpoint, in Badagry...

CGC ALI: 90% of cars in Nigeria are smuggled

Maritime4 years ago

Customs mourns ‘friend’, felled by ‘friendly fire’

… Commiserates with deceased’s family*** Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), particularly those in Lagos today wore mournful looks as efforts began to pacify the...

Maritime4 years ago

Customs achieves N1.1trn and beat 2017 revenue record – DC Attah

…But smuggling remains our most daunting challenge*** Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) National Image-maker,Deputy Comptroller, Joseph Attah on Monday described Smuggling as a challenging, condemnable crime which...

Maritime4 years ago

Customs grosses in N1.1trn, Impounds contraband goods worth N40bn

…As JTF destroys 436 illegal refineries, nabs 266 criminals in Niger-Delta*** The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) indicated on Thursday that it generated, between January and November...

Maritime5 years ago

Customs redeploys 8 senior officers- Attah

…As Envoy says Ban on rice, vehicles through land borders, in nation’s interest*** The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Retired Col. Hameed Ali, has redeployed...