The Federal Government has announced the removal and implementation of zero import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on all machinery, equipment and spare parts imported for gas utilisation in the country. The exemption also includes equipment for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Other items under the zero-rated VAT include feed…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lilypond Export Command, has intercepted and seized 11 containers of unprocessed timber intended for illegal export. The operation, carried out on 1 November 2024, followed a tip-off and subsequent physical examination of the consignment. During a press briefing at APMT, Apapa, on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, the Customs Area Controller…
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday, said the Service has intercepted 21 stolen vehicles worth several billions of naira stolen from Canada. The Customs boss also displayed arms and ammunition intercepted inside a commercial bus coming from Aba in Abia State to Lagos. Leadership reports that the…
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) and the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (Retd) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU that will inflict maximum loss on drug cartels bent on trafficking illicit substances at the detriment…
