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FACT CHECK: Are officials of SON excluded from joint cargo examinations by Customs

Proliferation of fake and substandard goods out of the nation’s seaports has become a thing of concern as it milks the country of its economic gains not to mention the negative and unhealthy aftermath of the goods in question. The Nigerian ports have agencies who...

Concession of the Nigeria Customs Service: An invitation to modern/debt slavery 

Recently, the Federal Government conceded the operations of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to a Chinese company, Huawei Technologies, in a bid to facilitate what it described as ‘e-Customs project’. The concession is reportedly expected to attract an investment of $3.2 billion with an estimated...

Nigeria Customs Act Amendment Bill: Finance Ministry, FIRS and the Gathering of Vultures

The present administration in the country is an enigma of sorts and will remain so for a long time to come. The government, through the Federal Ministry of Finance, has proposed a legislative framework that would strip the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of its...