By Adolphus Duru The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Kosisochukwu Okafor, for allegedly killing his brother, Emmanuel Okafor. The incident occurred on Friday at Adegbe Village, Abagana, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to eyewitnesses, a heated argument over the use ofContinue Reading
Some former Niger Delta militants have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged misappropriation of funds at the Presidential Amnesty Programme. In a petition sent to the EFCC on Friday, the ex-militants, under the banner of the Niger Delta Liberators and Ex-Agitators Forum, demanded a probe into theContinue Reading
… Opeifa says Collaboration will drastically reduce cost of goods and services, and boost GDP The Nigerian Railway Corporation has concluded an arrangement with the management of APM Terminals to commence the expansion of cargo movement from Apapa Port, Lagos, to the Nigeria Railway Corporation freight yard in Moniya, Ibadan,Continue Reading
Comptroller Muhammed Salisu Shuaibu, the Customs Area Controller of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, has charged newly promoted officers of the command to be dedicated, exemplary and embrace continuous learning. Speaking on Wednesday during the decoration of over 50 newly promoted officers at the command’s headquartersContinue Reading
The much-awaited award dinner being organised by Nigerian Maritime Journalists to honour the excellent performance of the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, comes up on Thursday, February 13, 2025. The epoch-making event, which is the first of its kind in the Nigerian maritime industry, will beContinue Reading
…To address all agitations with the Federal Ministry of Finance BASHIR ADEWALE ADENIYI (MFR) The Nigeria Customs Service NCS Wednesday acknowledged stakeholders’ concerns over the sustained collection of one per cent (1%) Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme (CISS) fee (a regulatory charge imposed for funding Nigeria’s Destination Inspection Scheme), and theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presence of an economic port regulator in the Nigerian seaport system will enhance efficiency, check operators excesses and boost non-oil exportation, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Dr Pius Akutah has said. Akutah said this on Wednesday while receiving a delegation of the Technical Unit on GovernanceContinue Reading