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The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Col. Hammed  Ali (rtd) has revealed that majority of arms and ammunition in the country were smuggled through cars imported through the land borders. New Telegraph reports that Ali said that apart from boosting the nation’s economy being the primary motive for ban of vehicles across land borders, another major reason was the ...

The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, has revealed that over 10,000 Nigeria bound vehicles are currently trapped in ports of neighbouring countries following the ban of such cargoes through land borders. Vanguard reports that a statement by the Acting Public Relations Officer of the Service, Mr. Joseph Atta, said the agency observed that the volume of vehicles that were trapped in ...

Vanguard reports that the Senate, yesterday, rejected the Federal Government’s ban on the importation of vehicles through the land borders in the country. The Senate also called on the Customs Service to immediately suspend further action on its policy of an outright ban on the importation of vehicles through the country’s land borders as from January 1, 2017. The Senate ...

New Telegraph reports that the House of Representatives has rejected the Federal Government’s ban on the importation of vehicles through land borders scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2017. It urged the executive to suspend the policy. According to New Telegraph, the Green Chamber, instead, advised the federal government to ensure that the law enforcement agencies, especially those working ...