Nigeria Customs Service – Shipping World News Magazine

Jan102025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bashir Adewale Adeniyi: Unveiling the Global Ambassador of Renewed Hope Agenda

News Feature

In life, there are those who are born leaders. There are also those who have leadership positions handed over to them. And yet, those who got groomed for leadership roles. Customs Comptroller General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, does not fall into the first category, neither is he in the class of those who had leadership position thrown at him. Those who have monitored his meteoric and outstanding career progression in the Nigeria Customs Service would agree with me that Wale Adeniyi, as he is fondly called by his friends, did not just get to the peak of the service by any stroke of luck. He worked for it. He merited it. As a young officer, he was a toast of his bosses, due essentially to his ability to deliver, and promptly too. Other than being a fast learner, his humane and humble dispos...

Nov92024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

COMPT. DERA NNADI,mni : AN APOSTLE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE …By ASU BEKS…

News Feature, Port News

The three unmistakable traits of a great leader is one who has empathy, integrity and creativity moulded into one. According to a recent research, great leaders use empathy to build rapport, resolve conflicts and create a supportive and inclusive work environment. A leader with Integrity is honest and relies on their own moral compass and values to make decisions for the organization. He is also one who invests hugely in creativity for developing new products or services and finding unique ways to address challenges. Best leaders rarely follow established pathways or copy the routes others have taken, instead, they embrace new ways of thinking and doing things. Not only does Comptroller Dera Nnadi, mni ,parade these unique qualities of a leader, he is also blessed with an innovative bos...

Sep62024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Compt Babatunde Olomu: A “Revenue Doubler” Berths at Apapa Port By Asu Beks

News Feature, Port News

In the history of the Nigeria Customs Service, no officer has achieved the feat accomplished by Compt Babatunde Olomu, the Customs Area Controller for Apapa, who in a single day ,raked in a whopping N16billion. This is the stuff this officer and gentleman is made of. In recent Customs history, it has been the tradition of Comptroller General of Customs to post only the " best" officer within the Comptroller cadre to Apapa . And this is for obvious reasons. As the premier port, Apapa Command accounts for at least 50 per cent of cargo traffic and revenue projection. It was therefore not a surprise that when the time came for a new helmsman to take charge at the command early this year, the mantle of leadership fell on the shoulders of Dr Babatunde Olomu. Before his assumption of dutie...

Aug302022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

COMPT ALIYU BELLO TAKES OVER AT KWARA COMMAND

News Feature, Port News

The Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service now has a new Customs Area Controller. He is Compt. Aliyu Bello. Compt. Bello until his new posting served at Zone A Headquarters, Lagos. He is taking over the mantle of leadership of the Command from Compt. HB Ahmed who has been redeployed to Zone D Headquarters, Bauchi. At a brief handing over ceremony which held at the Command Headquarters, Ilorin, Kwara State, Compt. HB Ahmed appealed to officers and men of the Command to extend the same support and cooperation he enjoyed to his successor. He thanked the Comptroller General of Customs and the management team for the opportunity extended to him to serve as Area Controller. He urged the officers to accord the incoming controller maximum support to effectively discharge th...

Jul272022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

WE HAVE RAISED THE BAR ON DUTY COLLECTION,TRADE FACILITATION…Compt OLOYEDE

Misc

Customs Area Controllers Tin Can Island,Comptroller Kunle Oloyede weekend said his Command has raised the bar in duty collection and trade facilitation adding that there are brighter prospects for the Nigeria Customs Service in the days ahead. Oloyede who was rolling out the mid year report of his Command posted a N274b revenue haul between January and June this year. The Customs Chief who explained that the figure was more than 27 percent leap over the same period last year also announced a 73 per cent increase in exports at the Port , posting a whopping 138,246.50 metric tons .Oloyede valued exports from the Command at over N100b. He was full of praises for officers and men of the Command whose diligence and dedication to duty, he said ,contributed to this remarkable feat. Also ree...

May92022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

VIRAL VIDEO ON ASSAULT: CUSTOMS VOWS TO SANCTION UNRULY OFFICER

Port News, Press Release

The attention of the Nigeria Customs Service has been drawn to a video making the rounds on social media. In it, one of our officers was recorded assaulting an unarmed civilian. This action took place on the Benin - Agbor expressway on Saturday the 7th of May 2022 at about 5.00 pm. This officer and other members of that team from FOU Zone 'C' have since been withdrawn from patrol duties and are currently under administrative investigation at the NCS Zonal Headquarters Zone 'C' Port Harcourt. Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have been trained to carry out their duties with dignity and respect, and are expected to display decorum in all their conduct at all times. Where they fail to carry out their brief as assigned, appropriate sanctions are applied to enforce discipline. T...

Jan302022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

” Compt Yusuf Malata Shines at World Customs Day Award.”

News Feature, Port News

The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, otherwise known as the flagship of the Nigeria Customs Service ,in 2021,lived up to it's billing,scoring exceptionally high in all performance indices .In the midst of a global pandemic that negatively impacted the global supply chain,this Command was able to efficiently deploy it's IT tools to enhance revenue generation and thereby blocking areas of leakages.In 2021, Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service collected a record setting amount of N870b, which amounted to about 1/3 of the total collection of the Service.In the same vein, the Command was able to electronically track illicit imports and exports and was able to make 103 seizures related to illgal importation of unregistered pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs and wild life". T...

Nov262021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS AT NIGERIAN PORTS: Hameed Ali Takes the Lead

Port News

The Federal Government’s policy on ease of doing business receives a major boost as the Nigeria Customs Service is set to introduce Webb Tracker mobile Application and a simplified standard operating procedure for the use of scanners. The mobile app enables any person that has access to the NICIS II to remotely validate any declaration/payment and more importantly the status of a particular consignment/vehicle. With this innovation, motorists and owners of other imported goods no longer have to wait for long period of time for field operatives to confirm the validity of their documents before letting them go. This mobile app which can be installed in mobile devices (phones, tablets e.t.c) enables the use of the vehicle identification number to upload data concerning the type, mak...

Sep82020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

CUSTOMS CONCESSION CONTRACT SHROUDED IN SECRECY?…Fmr Customs CG.

Breaking News, Port News

Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali A former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hamman Bello Ahmed, has raised an alarm on the controversial $3.1b Customs modernization Contract , saying the whole process was shrouded in secrecy and in flagrant violation of the Public Procurement Act. Ahmed who spoke with Shipping World Exclusively with Shipping World, said " to the best of my knowledge , the entire process was fraught with fraud and so much in Secrecy. For instance, did you see any public notice in the National Dailies asking for bids. How did they arrive at the preferred bidder? How was the technical team picked and what was the evaluation process?, he asked. The Customs boss took serious exceptions to the way and manner the cont...

Sep12020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PAY A MILLION NAIRA AND GET A CUSTOMS JOB. EXCLUSIVE.

Breaking News, Press Release

Comptroller General of Nigeria Custom Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali Are you job hunting? Do you want to serve in the Nigeria Customs Service? Then your prayers are answered if only you are ready to cough out N1.1m gratification to a secret recruitment syndicate now holding sway at the Customs Headquarters in Abuja. Shipping World investigations revealed that bribes to secure plum postings to commands such as Onne, Apapa, Tin can, PTML and Airport Commands, also attract various sums ranging between N300,000 and N500,000.00. The source who confided with Shipping World on condition of anonymity explained thus, " My friend and i have been job hunting when this offer of N1.1m for an Assistant Superintendent of Customs came. My friend was able to meet the requirement. She was offered ...