Customs Area Controller, Seme Command, Comptroller Timi Bomodi fielding questions from newsmen after inspection of the seized items. BY GODWIN OBI In the midst of the worsening food crisis currently ravaging the country, the Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized a truck load of beans containingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni has tasked the Katsina state Government on the need to establish FM Radio Stations across the Three Senatorial zones of Katsina, Daura and Funtua. Alhaji Usman Bello made the call while delivering a goodwill messageContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni has felicitated Alhaji Mohammadu Lawal Sada Kuka-Sheka for clocking fifty years as the village Head of Kuka-Sheka in Ketare District of Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Congratulatory message was contained in aContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The Comptroller General Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has blamed cash crunch, naira redesign and the general elections for the failure of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to meet its 2023 revenue target of N3.669 trillion. Speaking during an interactive session with the House of Representatives CommitteeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) says it is neither in merger nor alliance talks with anybody or party, warning that anyone making contrary moves is on his or her own. Addressing a press conference in Lagos Tuesday, the NNPP leadership stated that such move must onlyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI With the continuous tumbling of the Naira, the rapid appreciation of the US dollar, the British pound and the Euro, as well as soaring inflation rate, Nigerian students and workers who desire to study, live and work overseas this year, may be forced to abandon those aspirations.Continue Reading
BY CHIGOZIE EZEH The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released US$500 million to various sectors to further address the backlog of verified foreign exchange transactions. This comes barely a week after the apex bank paid approximately $2.0 billion to settle outstanding commitments across manufacturing, aviation, and petroleum sectors. TheContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, has slammed the Federal Government for “running the economy on palliatives” since the removal of petrol subsidy some eight months ago. Sowunmi, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, called on theContinue Reading
COMPTROLLER DERA NNADI, AREA CONTROLLER TIN CAN CUSTOMS COMMAND BY AMROSE OKEHI The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Tin Can Island command has strategically and successfully intercepted illicit drugs, arms and ammunition at various locations worth over N4.2 billion. Disclosing this at a press conference atTin Can Island, Apapa Lagos onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Katsina State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has presented an auspicious honour to Kanwan Katsina, District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ for his contribution to the development of the journalism profession. The presentation was made recent when the Katsina StateContinue Reading