Customs intensifies anti-smuggling operations against vegetable oil imports

…. Vows to Protect Local Producers, Investments
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified efforts to combat the smuggling of vegetable oil into the country, unveiling plans to launch intelligence-driven special operations aimed at protecting local investments, preserving jobs and supporting the growth of the agricultural value chain.
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during a meeting with stakeholders in the vegetable oil industry at the Service Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Abdullahi Maiwada, Adeni...