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Police to impound unregistered vehicles in Osun

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 06:38:18 +0000

Osun Police Command on Thursday said it would start impounding unregistered vehicles operating on roads in the state, saying driving around such vehicles contravened Road Traffic Act and Regulations. SP Yemisi Opalola, the Command’s Spokesperson, in a statement, urged owners driving unregistered vehicles, to quickly register them or face the full wrath of the law. […]

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‘70% of vehicles on Benue roads not registered’

Robby Akeju — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:47:11 +0000

More than 70 per cent of vehicles on Benue roads are not registered, according to Mr Terzungwe Atser, Acting Executive Chairman, Benue Board of Internal Revenue Services (BIRS). Atser, who spoke on Wednesday in Makurdi, when he led BIRS and Vehicle Inspection Officials (VIOs) on an enforcement exercise, also said that majority of vehicle owners […]

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Dealers call on National Assembly to reduce duty tariff on ‘tokunbo’ vehicles

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 21:01:24 +0000

Mr Ajibola Adedoyin, the National President, Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON), has called on the National Assembly to review the automotive policy and reduce duty tariff on fairly used vehicles. Adedoyin made the call during a press conference organised by AMDON on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the high duty tariff on […]

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Customs places 60% rebate on old vehicles

Roland Edwards — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 19:59:17 +0000

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has approved the adjustment of points of payment of duty on old vehicles, placing 60 per cent rebate across board on vehicles brought from 2015 downward to ease the process. The Acting Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Joseph Attah, announced the grace period for auto […]

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Customs agents, shippers disagree over NCS policy on vehicle duty

Ola Simeon — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 16:06:58 +0000

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and the Shippers’ Association, Lagos State have disagreed over the one-month grace given by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) concerning payment of vehicle duties. Both bodies expressed diverse views on Tuesday in Lagos. The National President of ANLCA, Mr Olayiwola Shittu, advised the Customs Service to make […]

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FG bans vehicle imports through land borders

Roland Edwards — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:38:18 +0000

The Federal government has banned importation of vehicles into Nigeria through land borders. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Wale Adeniyi, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. According to the statement, the prohibition order covers all new and used vehicles. “The ban is sequel to a Presidential […]

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