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Saudis contributed to July boost in oil output: OPEC
PARIS: Crude oil production by OPEC members increased slightly in July, including Saudi Arabia, which had championed efforts by the...
Lithuanian customs bust 600 kg of cocaine in port city
VILNIUS: A shipment of more than 600 kg of cocaine was busted in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda, one...
Customs now clear cargoes in six hours, collects N40bn in half year
ABUJA: Following the Executive Order issued by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, the Port and Terminal Multi-Purpose Service Limited, PTML, command...
Peru’s copper exports revenue grows 45%
LIMA: Peru's copper exports revenue grew by 45 percent in the first half of 2017, Peru's National Society of Mining,...
Ogun records 65% revenue from excise duty as Customs generates N2.9bn
ABUJA: For the first time in several years of operations, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded an appreciable level...
Nigeria Customs generates N111.75m in six months
ABUJA: The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday said it generated N111.75 million as revenue...
Clark exports, imports up in 1st semester of 2017
CLARK FREEPORT: The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) said that total exports during the first semester of 2017 has increased by...
Colorado’s unemployment drop came despite weaker than expected hiring, confounding economists
WASHINGTON: Colorado’s unemployment rate was expected to rise from 3.5 percent to 3.9 percent this year as more workers came...
Chinese export, import growth rates slow in July
BEIJING: Chinese trade growth slowed significantly in July compared to the previous month, official data showed Tuesday, coming in well...
Customs to sanction 61 ‘briefcase’ agents at seaports
ABUJA: The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has threatened to sanction erring Freight Forwarding agents who have been dubbed ‘briefcase agents’...
Belarus plans to export food products to $6bln in 2017
MINSK: Belarus plans to export its food products to a sum of six billion U.S. dollars in 2017, Belarusian Deputy...
Customs probes killing of anti-smuggling operatives
ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it has launched investigation into the killing of its anti-smuggling operatives,...
Customs vows to arrest killers of 2 officers in Katsina State
WASHINGTON: The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Thursday vowed to bring killers of two officers of...
Nigeria explains taxes on citizens living abroad
ABUJA: The Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday gave clarifications on the Nigerian government’s plan on diaspora taxes. Mrs. Adeosun...
Pitt unemployment rate drops to national level
WASHINGTON: The Pitt County unemployment rate dropped in June and matches the national rate for the first time since the...
Customs generate N72m in six months in Borno
The Controller of the service in the state, Mr Joshua Angbalaga, who disclosed this in Maiduguri, said the amount was...
Customs arrest Bolivian for cocaine possession at NAIA
WASHINGTON: A 50-year-old Bolivian drug courier has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after authorities of the...
Customs cracks down on contraband cigarettes
WASHINGTON: Contraband cigarette smugglers, sellers and smokers, you have been warned. Customs has announced an extensive crackdown on the black...
Kazakhstan exporting wheat bran to China again
WASHINGTON: Wheat bran exports from Kazakhstan turned down in April-May 2017. The country exported some 16.1 KMT of wheat bran...
Belarus’ Customs comments on truck queues at Lithuanian border
MINSK: The State Customs Committee of Belarus has commented on truck queues at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border, BelTA has learned. According...
