•Top bank chairmen, business moguls affected, NAMA gets list of affected planes The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service, will on Monday (today) ground over 60 private jets owned by very important persons in the country over unpaid import duty running into several billions of naira, The PUNCH can authoritatively report. According to documents exchanged between the NCS and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, which were exclusively sighted by The PUNCH on Sunday, the enforcement exercise will commence on October 14th, 2024. There are reports that duties…
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Top Pastors, Banks’ CEOs Affected as Nigeria Grounds 91 Private Jets
The N30bn duty violations and flight ban directive that dragged Nigeria’s Aviation ministry, Customs on warpath The Nigerian Government has directed the Nigeria Customs Service to ground 91 private jets belonging to some wealthy Nigerians over their alleged refusal to pay import duties running to over N30bn, documents obtained by The PUNCH have revealed. As such, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col Hameed Ali, (retd.) following a directive from the Presidency, has written a letter to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, and the Nigerian…
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