Tuesday, October 15, 2024 -The Nigerian government has announced extension of the verification exercise for private jet owners by a month.
FG through the Nigeria Customs Service extended the date from
Monday, October 14 to Thursday, November 14.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Customs Spokesperson,
Abdullahi Maiwada, posted on the Facebook handle of the service on Monday, said
the extension is to further engage operators who have expressed willingness to
regularize their import duties.
The latest development follows an exclusive report by The PUNCH
that the government will ground over 60 private jets owned by very important
persons in the country over unpaid import duty running into several billions of
naira.
According to documents exchanged between the NCS and the Nigerian
Airspace Management Agency, which were exclusively sighted by The PUNCH, the
enforcement exercise was scheduled to commence on October 14th, 2024.
But the service in a new directive said it has provided an
additional window to comply with the necessary regulations.
The statement read, “The Nigeria Customs Service wishes to inform
the general public, particularly operators of privately-owned aircraft, that
the verification exercise for the recovery of import duties on illegally
imported private aircraft has been extended by one month, from Monday, 14th
October 2024, to Thursday, 14th November 2024.
“This extension aims to further engage operators who have expressed
willingness to regularize their import duties, providing them with an
additional window to comply with the necessary regulations.
“The NCS is committed to ensuring that all illegally imported aircraft
meet the legal requirements, thereby promoting transparency and accountability
in the aviation sector.”
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