The Nigeria Customs Service Board has approved new top appointments following the retirement of several senior officers. Constantine Dim is now confirmed as Deputy Comptroller-General. Five new Assistant Comptrollers-General were also approved: Pascal Chibuoke,...
IThe Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday, 29 August 2026, inspected the Customs Training College, Goron Dutse, Kano, to assess the institution’s preparedness for the 2026 Customs Basic Training Programme. The inspection formed...
The war against smuggling along the Nigeria–Benin border is taking a new turn. Under Deputy Comptroller Olukayode Oladapo Afeni, head of the Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service in Idiroko, enforcement...
Troops of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 21 illegal refining sites and recovered 696,800 litres of stolen petroleum products in August. Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, shared the details at the monthly...
The Director-General of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, DIG Johnson Kokumo, has dismissed claims circulating in a viral video about links between arrested arms smugglers and the...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a physical screening and documentation exercise for shortlisted recruitment candidates. The exercise will take place at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja. The screening...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian Navy are working more closely together in the fight against smuggling and criminal activity along the nation’s waterways. On August 27, 2026, officers from the Western...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has moved to calm industry concerns that its functions may overlap with the newly created Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA). Under the new ports economic regulatory framework, there...
Fifty officers from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have graduated from the three-month Junior Course 25 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC) in Abuja on August 28, 2026. Comptroller-General Adewale...
The Nigeria Customs Service has once again intercepted a major shipment of illegal firearms, this time seizing 204 pump-action rifles hidden inside a container from Turkey. The seizure was announced at a press briefing...
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola, has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja to discuss the development of Nigeria’s maritime...
Nigeria’s Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has been recognised with the Lifetime Achievement in Customs Administration Award. The honour came at the 10th anniversary of the Nigeria Most Influential Awards, which held in Abuja...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is doubling down on its institutional reform agenda, shifting focus to identifying and tackling corruption risks across its most critical operational and administrative processes. The initiative — carried out...
By Beadysword News Blog The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has uncovered the identities of two suspected importers linked to a shipment containing 399 fully assembled JOJEF pump-action rifles and a large quantity of firearm...
The Nigeria Customs Service’s Apapa Area Command has recorded its highest-ever revenue collection in a single month, bringing in ₦323 billion in July 2026. According to a statement from the command, this new high...
On August 11, 2026, the Port & Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service held a Leadership Seminar for its senior officers. The event focused on strengthening leadership skills, professionalism,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Bill, 2026 into law, giving the Nigerian Shippers’ Council a stronger official role as the port’s economic regulator. The new law...
Nigerians are urging the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to arrest Senator Fadahunsi immediately. The senator, who represents Osun East, is accused of threatening members of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s governorship election...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Seme Area Command has generated N19.84 billion in revenue between January and July 2026. That’s a 24.45% increase compared to the N15.94 billion collected during the same...
The Lagos Port Complex is set to come alive this August as the Maritime Writes Project (MWP) holds its 6th Creative Writing Bootcamp. Scheduled from August 12 to 14, 2026, the three-day event brings...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has urged the Senate to amend existing trade legislation in order to keep pace with rapid global developments, following a strategic retreat held on August 5, 2026. The retreat,...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered two men, Ejiogu Godson and Robert Eze, to be remanded in custody for 15 days over the alleged smuggling of 399 fully assembled Jojef firearms and...
The Nigeria Customs Service’s Lilypond Export Command recorded strong growth in the second quarter of 2026, with export value rising 24.35% to over $792.5 million—up from about $599.6 million in the same period last...
The Tin Can Island Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has hit a new revenue high. Under the leadership of Comptroller Joe Anani, the command collected N135,588,777,000 in July 2026. That’s a jump...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has won the Commonwealth Environment and CSR Gold Award for its Customs Cares initiative. The recognition came on July 31, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. This award honours organisations that...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has launched a new system to address the ongoing congestion caused by empty containers at the Apapa and Tin Can Island port corridors. The new measure introduces a “movement...
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has restated the agency’s dedication to advancing maritime decarbonization, promoting green shipping, and strengthening marine environmental protection in line...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially introduced a Management Information System (MIS) File Tracker, marking a significant step in its ongoing efforts to modernise administrative operations through technology. The pilot rollout of the...
A teacher who spent 56 days in captivity has recounted his ordeal, saying the kidnappers released him and the other victims before security operatives arrived to escort them home. Zacchaeus Olatunde, a teacher at...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has paid N7.61 billion into the accounts of nine Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) to clear pension obligations for 4,237 retired officers. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi confirmed the payment during a...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, has revealed that Nigeria lost N34 trillion to import duty waivers in 2025 — a sum equivalent to 61 percent of the country’s budget for...
The Maritime Forum, University of Lagos, in partnership with SIFAX Group, is set to host the 10th edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference (TAAM) on July 20–21, 2026. Now recognised as West...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), working alongside the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a massive shipment of Cannabis Indica valued at ₦26.57 billion at the Apapa Port. The seizure took place...