ali Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Wed, 11 Apr 2018 21:04:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png ali Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 Ali redeploys eight senior Customs officers https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-redeploys-eight-senior-customs-officers/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-redeploys-eight-senior-customs-officers/#respond Wed, 11 Apr 2018 21:04:39 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=68545 The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has redeployed eight customs officers to further strengthen the operations of the service. Information about the redeployment is in a statement by NCS Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah, on Wednesday in Abuja. Attah stated that the redeployment would boost service delivery. He […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-redeploys-eight-senior-customs-officers/feed/ 0 Senators, Customs C-G disagree over protocol https://freedomonline.com.ng/senators-customs-c-g-disagree-protocol/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/senators-customs-c-g-disagree-protocol/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:18:02 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=64636 The Senate and the Comptroller-General (C-G) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Hameed Ali, on Monday disagreed over protocol-related matters. The disagreement was sequel to the visit of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Waste in the Nigeria Customs Service to the Customs Headquarters, Abuja. The lingering feud between the duo resurfaced on Monday as […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/senators-customs-c-g-disagree-protocol/feed/ 0 Ali moves Customs officers with HND to salary GL 08 https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-moves-customs-officers-hnd-salary-gl-08/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-moves-customs-officers-hnd-salary-gl-08/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2017 19:51:46 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=51208 The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has announced that HND holders on salary Grade Level GL 07 in the service are automatically moved to GL 08 while a supplementary budget will be made for their salary arrears. Ali said this during the decoration of the newly promoted senior customs officers on Monday in […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-moves-customs-officers-hnd-salary-gl-08/feed/ 0 Customs intercepts 5,056 cartons of prohibited drugs worth N242m https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-intercepts-5056-cartons-prohibited-drugs-worth-n242m/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-intercepts-5056-cartons-prohibited-drugs-worth-n242m/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2017 22:04:41 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=50508 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intercepted 5,056 cartons of prohibited drugs valued at N242. 6 million. The Comptroller-General of customs, Retired Col. Hameed Ali, stated this on Monday in Lagos. According to Ali, the drugs intercepted, which include Tramadol capsules, Really Extra and Royal, are detrimental to human health. “They are dangerous […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-intercepts-5056-cartons-prohibited-drugs-worth-n242m/feed/ 0 Senators to Customs C-G Ali: Resign now, you are unfit to hold public office https://freedomonline.com.ng/senators-customs-c-g-ali-resign-now-unfit-hold-public-office/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/senators-customs-c-g-ali-resign-now-unfit-hold-public-office/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:02:11 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=50297 Senators on Wednesday called for the resignation Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) as Comptroller-General of Customs, saying he was unfit to hold public office. The call followed a unanimous adoption of a four-point prayer at plenary and reading of a letter sent to the Senate by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami. The […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/senators-customs-c-g-ali-resign-now-unfit-hold-public-office/feed/ 0 Customs C-G Ali: Me, honour Senate’s invitation again? Never https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-c-g-ali-honour-senates-invitation-never/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-c-g-ali-honour-senates-invitation-never/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:16:48 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=50264 Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), says he will not honour the invitation of the Senate on Wednesday. Ali told State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday, that his position was informed by the fact that the case is in court. He said that since the matter […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-c-g-ali-honour-senates-invitation-never/feed/ 0 Customs C-G: Senator wants law barring non-career persons from heading government agencies https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-c-g-senator-wants-law-barring-non-career-persons-heading-government-agencies/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-c-g-senator-wants-law-barring-non-career-persons-heading-government-agencies/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:50:19 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=50241 A member of the National Assembly, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, says he will move for a law that will make only career civil servants head government agencies and parastatals. Abdullahi, who is the spokesperson of the Senate, made this known in Abuja. He was reacting to Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali’s (rtd) […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-c-g-senator-wants-law-barring-non-career-persons-heading-government-agencies/feed/ 0 Senators to Customs C-G Ali: Get out! Your car, aircraft have official logo of Customs but you scorn uniform https://freedomonline.com.ng/senators-customs-c-g-ali-get-car-aircraft-official-logo-customs-scorn-uniform/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/senators-customs-c-g-ali-get-car-aircraft-official-logo-customs-scorn-uniform/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:49:25 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=50065 Senators, on Thursday, turned back the Comptroller-General (C-G) of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), for not appearing before them in the service’s uniform. The Senators, by a voice vote, directed him to return to the Senate on Wednesday in proper uniform designated for the Comptroller-General of Customs. Shortly before the resolution, some […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/senators-customs-c-g-ali-get-car-aircraft-official-logo-customs-scorn-uniform/feed/ 0 Senate insists Customs boss appears before it on Thursday https://freedomonline.com.ng/senate-insists-customs-boss-appears-thursday/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/senate-insists-customs-boss-appears-thursday/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:12:24 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=49997 The Senate has ordered retired Col. Hameed Ali, the Comptroller-General (C-G), of Nigerian Customs Service, to appear before it at 10 a.m. on Thursday. This order followed Ali’s letter to the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki and read to the Senators during plenary session on Wednesday. In the letter, Ali said: “The decision […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/senate-insists-customs-boss-appears-thursday/feed/ 0 Customs boss capitulates, visits Saraki https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-boss-capitulates-visits-saraki/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-boss-capitulates-visits-saraki/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2017 21:25:41 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=49987 The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), on Tuesday, paid a visit to the Senate President, Dr  Bukola Saraki. The Comptroller-General, who arrived the National Assembly complex about 5.30 p.m., was first received by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan. He then went into a close door session with […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-boss-capitulates-visits-saraki/feed/ 0 Ali dares Senate, says ‘I have Customs meeting to attend’ as Senators insist on his appearance on Wednesday https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-dares-senate-says-customs-meeting-attend-senators-insist-appearance-wednesday/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-dares-senate-says-customs-meeting-attend-senators-insist-appearance-wednesday/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:05:06 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=49943 The Senate on Tuesday insisted that the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), must appear before it in uniform on Wednesday. This followed the receipt of a letter from Ali seeking permission not to appear on Wednesday. An Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Azarema Abdulkadir, had written to the Clerk of […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-dares-senate-says-customs-meeting-attend-senators-insist-appearance-wednesday/feed/ 0 NLC to Customs C-G: Your directive on vehicle duty unrealistic https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlc-customs-c-g-directive-vehicle-duty-unrealistic/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlc-customs-c-g-directive-vehicle-duty-unrealistic/#respond Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:19:06 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=49869 President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, on Sunday in Abuja opposed the new directive  by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), asking Nigerians to verify whether duties have been paid on their vehicles and pay if not already done. Wabba, in a letter to the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, said  that the […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlc-customs-c-g-directive-vehicle-duty-unrealistic/feed/ 0 Appear before us in uniform, Senate mandates Customs C-G https://freedomonline.com.ng/appear-us-uniform-senate-mandates-customs-c-g/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/appear-us-uniform-senate-mandates-customs-c-g/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:46:37 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=49745 The Senate has mandated the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), to appear in plenary in appropriate uniform on March 15 unfailingly to address the issue of Customs Tax Duties on vehicles. This followed a Point of Order raised by Senator Dino Melaye on a publication in Daily Sun newspaper of March 9, which […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/appear-us-uniform-senate-mandates-customs-c-g/feed/ 0 Ali redeploys Customs senior officers to strengthen operations https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-redeploys-customs-senior-officers-to-strengthen-operations/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-redeploys-customs-senior-officers-to-strengthen-operations/#respond Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:02:41 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=46876 Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has approved the redeployment of eight Assistant Comptrollers-General and 238 Deputy Comptrollers to strengthen the service’s operations in 2017. The Deputy Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Attah, who said the redeployment was with immediate effect, added that the […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ali-redeploys-customs-senior-officers-to-strengthen-operations/feed/ 0 Customs monthly revenue down to N50b, says CG https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-monthly-revenue-down-to-n50b-says-cg/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-monthly-revenue-down-to-n50b-says-cg/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:39:32 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=36893   The Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS) says its average monthly revenue has now fallen to about N50 billion from N80 billion. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Col Hameed Ali (rtd), made the disclosure on Monday when he paid a courtesy visit to the District Head of Gwadabawa, Sokoto state, Alhaji Lawal Zayyana He said that […]

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