The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service, is set to ground over 60 private jets owned by very important persons in the country on Monday (today) , over unpaid import duty running into several billions of naira.
According to documents exchanged between the NCS and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, the enforcement exercise will commence on October 14th, 2024.
There are reports that duties are not being paid on the majority of private jets currently in the country with the NCS seeking to recover unpaid import duties running into several billions of naira. However, top private jet owners, who will equally be affected by the decision, have been officially notified by the NCS.
The development, according to report, had made some operators to begin the process of settling the import duty. With some private jet owners promising to settle the duty this week