BY GODWIN OBI A new era has begun at the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as Comptroller Hauwa Abubakar officially takes over from the retiring Comptroller Olanrewaju Abdulwahab Olumo. The transition comes on the heels of a historic revenue performance, with the commandContinue Reading
The Presidency on Tuesday expressed confidence that Nigeria’s inflation rate is on track to hit single digits, a shift it says will ease living conditions and stabilize food prices across the country. Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Tope Fasua, gave the assurance while speaking on The MorningContinue Reading
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has unveiled a groundbreaking automated overtime cargo clearance system in a bold move to revolutionize trade facilitation and boost efficiency at the nation’s ports. The cutting-edge platform promises to end long-standing delays in cargo clearance by replacing tedious manual procedures with a fast, transparent, andContinue Reading
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that the world will need new oil and gas projects to maintain current production levels, even as it projects demand peaking before the end of the decade. In its latest report released Tuesday, the Paris-based agency said its analysis of 15,000 oil andContinue Reading
Customs Intercept Vandalized Electric Conductors Worth ₦5.3m in Kano The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has arrested four suspects for allegedly vandalizing and illegally transporting electric aluminum conductors valued at over ₦5.3 million. Addressing journalists at the Kano Customs House on Monday, the Area Comptroller, Dalhatu Abubakar,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s decades-long ordeal with fuel scarcity may have finally been buried. Billionaire industrialist and President of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has declared that the country’s 50-year nightmare of petrol queues is over, thanks to the giant refinery’s output. Speaking at an event marking the first anniversaryContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Terror struck Kebbi State on Monday as suspected gunmen shot dead a Nigeria Customs Service officer at the Fingila checkpoint in Dandi Local Government Area. Witnesses told Frontline Reporters that the armed men, numbering about seven and riding on motorcycles, first stormed nearby farmlands where they harassedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI WITH REPORTS FROM JAMES AKINOLA Nigeria’s food crisis has taken a dramatic turn as the nation’s agricultural import bill surged to a staggering ₦2.22 trillion in the first half of 2025—igniting outrage among farmers, millers, and industry stakeholders who say government policies are crippling local production andContinue Reading
It was a day of transition and high expectations at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) headquarters, Zone ‘A’, Lagos, as Deputy Comptroller-General (DCG) Charles Orbih on Friday, September 12, 2025, officially handed over leadership to Assistant Comptroller-General (ACG) Mohammed Babandede. Orbih, who has now been redeployed to head the Finance,Continue Reading