October 12, 2025

MARITIME

NCJTFLCA Denies Plans To Set Up checkpoints on Lagos – Seme Expressway

NCJTFLCA Denies Plans To Set Up Checkpoints On Lagos-Seme Expressway

By Babatunde Aremu

The National Compliance Joint Taskforce Of Licensed Clearing Agents (NCJTFLCA) has denied plans to set up checkpoints on the ever-busy Lagos-Badagry-Seme highway, noting that it is against its advocacy of reducing the number of checkpoints on the highway.… More...

Customs, NES strengthen ties to promote Economic development

Customs, NES Strengthen Ties to Promote Economic Development

By Babatunde Aremu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) are set to deepen their collaboration to drive national economic growth ahead of the Society’s Annual Conference, scheduled for 8–11 September 2025 in Abuja.… More...

NCJTFLCA Dares FG , set to mount checkpoints on Lagos – Seme Expressway

NCJTFLCA Dares FG, Set To Mount Checkpoints On Lagos-Seme Expressway

By Babatunde Aremu 

A group, National Compliance Joint Taskforce Of Licensed Clearing Agents (NCJTFLCA) is set to dare the Federal Government by mounting a checkpoint on the ever busy Lagos-Badagry-Seme highway thereby increasing the number of checkpoints on the road and compounding the woes of road users on the axis

According to credible multiple sources who blew the lid of the planned checkpoint to the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN), the group in preparation for the planned checkpoint recently inaugurated its Seme Border Chapter on Saturday, August 9, 2025.… More...

Customs launches reputation management campaign in Zone B

Customs Launches Reputation Management Campaign in Zone ‘B’

By Babatunde Aremu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched its Reputation Management Campaign in Zone ‘B’, Kaduna, marking another major step in a nationwide drive to strengthen institutional integrity, build public trust, and improve service delivery.… More...

Customs strengthens stakeholder engagement for enhanced cargo clearance

Customs strengthens Stakeholder Engagement for enhanced Cargo Clearance

By Babatunde Aremu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has convened a high-level stakeholders’ engagement meeting to address emerging issues affecting the maritime industry and cargo clearance processes and ensure seamless trade facilitation.

Speaking at the forum held on Monday, 11 August 2025, at Apapa Area Command, the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, restated that the deployment of the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), codenamed B’Odogwu, remains a firm and irreversible policy direction.… More...

Customs FOU Zone A, Ikeja intercepts smuggled vehicles, Indian Hemp, other contraband items, arrests suspects

Customs FOU Zone A, Ikeja Intercepts smuggled vehicles, Indian hemp ,other Contraband Items, arrests suspects

By Babatunde Aremu

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has made significant seizures of contraband items, including :
– *Smuggled Vehicles*
– *Indian Hemp*
– *Tyres*
– *Vegetable Oil*
– *Other Prohibited Items*, such as furniture, spare parts, and clothing items

The seizures were made at strategic locations in the South West region, highlighting the collaborative efforts of NCS operatives.… More...

Freighforwarders call on Tinubu to slash 7% cargo clearance surcharge amid economic crisis

Freight Forwarders call on  Tinubu To Slash 7% Cargo Clearance Surcharge Amid Economic Crisis

By Babatunde Aremu

The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has formally appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently reduce the 7% surcharge on cargo clearance at Nigerian ports, citing the worsening economic conditions and its crippling impact on trade.… More...

Customs, FIRS , National single window secretariat Deepen collaboration on Trade facilitation Project

Customs, FIRS, National Single Window Secretariat Deepen Collaboration on Trade Facilitation Project

By Babatunde Aremu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified efforts to advance the Federal Government’s trade reform agenda through closer collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the National Single Window (NSW) Secretariat.… More...