This came amid a call by former Comptroller-Generals of Customs, led by Mohammed Bello, in a separate meeting with the Senate Committee, that Ali ought to be addressed as sole administrator and not CG
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The spokesperson for the FOU, Jerry Attah, confirmed the declaration of the Customs officers wanted to The Punch
The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Colonel Hameed Ali, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Monday in Lagos
The NCS had at the handing over to the NAF said it has not been able to establish the ownership of the helicopters
A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Owerri on Saturday by the Public Relations Officer, Ifeoma Onuigbo, noted that Garba stated this while addressing officers and men of the FOU Zone ‘C’, Owerri
Dan Ugo, a Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, told newsmen in Lagos that the two helicopters and accessories, valued at N9.7 billion, were impounded at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, announced the plan on Thursday in Abuja, while making presentation at the 2017 International Customs Day celebration
Comptroller Mohammed threw the challenge at a brief but colourful ceremony marking the event at the premises of the FOU premises, Owerri
Reacting to a media report that the service had dismissed 59 officers in 2017, its Acting Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, said in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday that dismissal in the service was in 2016
Kabiru, who is in charge of Niger, Kogi and Kwara State Commands, said customs personnel had been mobilised to prevent smuggling of vehicles and other goods into the country
It is evident, and heartening to note here that there is a wind of reform and positive change in the mind-set of the top echelon of the police force with regards to the appreciation of the activities of the media
This information was contained in a press statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Zone, Onuigbo Ifeoma
The dealers told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday that high customs duties and the high exchange rate of the naira had affected their businesses negatively
Ali said apart from being a statutory function of the NCS to implement Government’s Fiscal Policies, as Nigerians, the advantages and opportunities inherent in the policy is a motivation to ensure compliance
The decision was taken at the Senate plenary on Wednesday
The Controller, Yusuf Umar, said in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday that the proactive measures of the officers were responsible for the development
The redeployment takes immediate effect
The Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Seme Command, Selechang Taupyen, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Badagry that the service had to comply with government’s fiscal policy
According to the customs Controller, Usman-Shehu Dahiru, the frozen poultry products have a Duty Paid Value of N177.36 million
The Acting Director General of NAFDAC, Yetunde Oni, said this at a news conference in conjunction with the Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja