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 was not intended to hurt anyone but to protect the nation’s interests. Our interest is to make sure that our country is secure, the well-being of our people is ensured and our economy is secure. “The step we have taken is in the interest of
Drama As Junior Custom Officer Wears Rank of Deputy Comptroller General To H/QTRS
An unstable Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC1) of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) attached to a command in Katsina State, Nura Dalhatu on Monday resumed at the Customs headquarters wearing the rank of a Deputy Comptroller General of Customs. This is even as the NCS revealed that the said officer is presently being attended to by medical doctors. According to findings by Nigerian Tribune, drama erupted at the NCS headquarters in Abuja on Monday when ASC1 Nura Dalhatu from Katsina state appeared with the rank if the DCG of Customs and visited the comptroller General, Col.Hameed Ali (rtd) in his
Price of Used Vehicle May Come Down As FG Plans To Open Land Borders
The price of imported goods including used vehicles popularly known as “Tokunbo” may come down as Federal Government of Nigeria is set to relax the ban on importation of vehicles through the land border. The government had in January 2017 ordered a ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. The restriction on the importation of vehicles followed that of rice, whose imports through the land borders had been banned since April 2016. But the government may reconsider its decision after the successful implementation of a new initiative by the Nigeria Customs Service and the Customs Service of the
