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The Punch on MSN1d
Customs intercept 11 vehicles, containers
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, has said that within two weeks, it intercepted 40ft ...
Leadership1d
Customs Intercepts Bullet Proof Vests, Tokunbo Vehicles, Others Worth N1.2bn
The Federal Operations Unit,  Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, announced the seizures of bulletproof ...
Leadership1d
Customs Intercepts N1.2bn Bulletproof Vests, ‘Tokunbo’ Vehicles, Others
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, announced the seizures of bulletproof ...
The Business Standard2d
From razors to OTT, new taxes will bite you as govt chases higher revenue target
An advance income tax (AIT) of 2% has been imposed on 152 categories of imported goods. Additionally, the minimum tax on a company's turnover has been raised by nearly 67% – from 0.6% to 1% – which ...
BBC27d
The invention of the automatic electric rice cooker
After years of testing the cookers in the harshest of conditions, Yoshitada and his family stumbled upon an invention that would revolutionise rice-cooking forever. Natasha Fernandes speaks to ...
Smithsonian Magazine15d
The Bittersweet Beginnings of Vanilla Cultivation Can Be Traced Back to the Far-Flung Isle of Réunion
A journey to the remote Indian Ocean island reveals the story behind the fragrant, delicious, ubiquitous spice—and the ...
Vanguard1d
Customs intercepts military equipment, other smuggled items valued at N1.5billion
By Godwin Oritse In a major operation against smugglers, the Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) ...