Abdullahi Maiwada
Abdullahi Maiwada is the spokesman for the Nigeria Customs Service, where he plays a crucial role in communicating policies and updates to the public, including the recent introduction of the 4% Free-On-Board levy on imports.
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NCS spokesperson Abdullahi Maiwada told the BBC about the wildlife trafficking bust.
Nigeria seizes over 1,600 birds in 'largest' wildlife trafficking bust
United Kingdom· 2025-08-06Abdullahi Maiwada is the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service who described the seizure as part of efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade.
Donkey Genitals Smuggling Foiled: Customs Seizes 40ft Contai
Nigeria· 2025-07-11
The statement about Adeniyi's election was contained in a statement by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada.
Nigeria's Adeniyi Elected WCO ChairpersonNigeria· 2025-06-28
Abdullahi Maiwada is the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service who raised concerns about fake recruitment scams.
Nigeria Customs Warns of Fake RecruitmentNigeria· 2025-06-21
Abdullahi Maiwada confirmed the development regarding the grounding of private jets for non-payment of customs duty.
VIPs lobby Presidency as FG grounds 60 private jetsNigeria· 2025-06-05
Abdullahi Maiwada is the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service.
Customs Deny Recent Shooting, Say Viral Video Is from 2019Nigeria· 2025-06-03
Abdullahi Maiwada is the spokesman for the Nigeria Customs Service and discussed the pilot phase of processing Form M through the B’Odogwu system.
Customs unveil unified system for Form M processing at key portsNigeria· 2025-05-05Abdullahi Maiwada, the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, rejected claims by the US government regarding the manual operation of the customs system.
US report calls out Nigeria’s trade barriers, port corruptionNigeria· 2025-04-28
Abdullahi Maiwada is the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service who stated that the news about the tenure extension was inaccurate and misleading.
Customs debunk CG tenure extension, call report fakeNigeria· 2025-04-01Abdullahi Maiwada is the Assistant Comptroller and National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service.
Pharmaceuticals now exempted from import duty, VAT – CustomsNigeria· 2025-03-27Abdullahi Maiwada is the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service.
$193,000 hidden in yoghurt carton intercepted at Abuja airportNigeria· 2025-03-22
Abdullahi Maiwada disclosed the interception of undeclared funds by the Nigeria Customs Service.
Customs intercept undeclared N289.5bn at Abuja airportNigeria· 2025-03-21Abdullahi Maiwada, spokesperson for the Nigeria Customs Service, declared that the agency would continue to enforce the closure of petrol stations to combat smuggling.
Customs, marketers differ as 400 border filling stations shutNigeria· 2025-03-18
Abdullahi Maiwada is the Customs National Public Relations Officer who announced the seizure of undeclared foreign currency.
Customs intercept undeclared $1.1m, SR135,900 at Kano airportNigeria· 2025-03-14
Abdullahi Maiwada announced the cancellation of all import declarations made during the initial implementation period of the suspended 4% FOB charge.
Customs cancels import declarations under suspended 4% FOB chargeNigeria· 2025-02-24Abdullahi Maiwada is the Customs National Public Relations Officer who announced the suspension of the FOB charge.
Customs suspends implementation of 4% FOB chargeNigeria· 2025-02-12
Abdullahi Maiwada is the Customs National Public Relations Officer who announced the suspension of the FOB charge on imports.
Customs suspend 4% FOB charge on importsNigeria· 2025-02-11Abdullahi Maiwada is the spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service who announced the introduction of the FOB levy on imports.
Customs’ 4% FOB levy will further increase inflation – ExpertsNigeria· 2025-02-10
