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Ogun Customs intercepts magical vehicle laden with contraband

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In continuation of the fight against smuggling, the Ogun 1 Customs Area Controller command (CAC) Special Taskforce Team intercepted a Volkswagen Golf car with ingenious concealment of foreign parboiled rice in different compartment of the car, including the engine, dashboard, doors, fuel tank and reconstructed back bumper. The operation which based on credible intelligence has also led to the arrest of three (3) other vehicles laden with offensive contrabands , such as foreign parboiled rice, used shoes, used clothing and used pneumatic tyres . A statement by the Command Public Relations Officer, H. B Oloyede told Pinnacle Time that upon examination, a total of 130x 50kg bags of rice, 52 pairs of used shoes, 2 bales of secondhand clothes and 8 bundles of used pneumatic tyres comprising of 28 pieces was discovered in the aforementioned vehicles. The statement further said the CAC, Comptroller Michael Agbara condemned the ingenious method of the rice concealment and lamented the ...
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  $3.1bcustoms automation deal Webb Fontaine denies instituting legal suit By Eguono Odjegba ICT service provider specialist, Webb Fontaine Nigeria Ltd has denied that it instituted legal suit against the Federal Government over the customs modernization contract awarded to Messrs E. Customs HC Project Limited at a whooping sum of $3.1m. The Managing Director of Webb Fontaine Nigeria, Mr. Opeolu Babalola   who disclosed this in a media chat with maritime journalists said they have no problems with Bionica Technologies West Africa Limited, which was touted as lead sponsor of in the customs modernization project, up until the deal swung in favour of HC Project. Babalola not only disassociated his organization from any misgiving or contention arising from the project, he also denied having issues with Bionica   and other companies that reportedly bidded for the contract. The Webb Fontaine boss said its management has commenced investigation on the media reports l...
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Customs Modernization: Global Scan Systems in secret bid for Apapa port scanners

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  Customs Modernization: Global Scan Systems in secret bid for Apapa port scanners   By Funmi Aluko There are strong indications that erstwhile scanning service provider; Global Scan Systems Limited is secretly bidding for the concession of the Apapa port Rapiscan mobile cargo scanners. Facts emerging indicate that apart from Global Scan Systems Limited and Inland Containers Nigeria Ltd, other interested scanners service providers, among whom are eminent Nigerian industrialists are jostling for the concession of the Apapa port scanners. Global Scan System a subsidiary of the Chrome Group of Companies owned by front line industrialist, Chief Emeka Offor, however has denied the report noting that the fact that it has made no public statement regarding the report is a confirmation that the “so far, no interest have been expressed. According to a Global Scan System source who spoke to our reporter in confidence, he said whatever is going on with regards to the company's int...
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‘ANLCA’s internal challenges best resolved in-house’- Martins

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  ‘ANLCA’s internal challenges best resolved in-house’- Martins Chief Uche Martins is the Eastern Zonal Coordinator of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA). Articulate, urbane, meticulous and overtly progressive minded, he expressed reservations over the making public the internal bickering in the association, and suggest that there should be backward integration approach to revolving all the contending issues. He denied reports over nonpayment of association dues by the zonal members, and said the zonal chapter is applying dialogue in resolving some of the systems conflicts and unwarranted costs associated with cargo clearance. He spoke with Eguono Odjegba, Editor-in-Chief of Pinnacle Time newspaper/online news. Excerpt: As the zonal coordinator are you worried about the ongoing crisis in ANLCA between NECOM and Board, amongst past leaders, between past leaders and NECOM and Board? How best can these crises be resolved? Yes, thank you very much. Firs...
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