Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has rejected claims that petroleum products from his refinery are substandard. Dangote rejected the allegations on Saturday when the leadership of the House of Representatives visited and toured the refinery located at the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos Reps Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and hisContinue Reading
Mr. Bashir Adewale deniyi ‘MFR’ BY GODWIN OBI Controller of the Federal Operations Unit, (FOU) zone A, Comptroller I.K Oladeji has commended the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale deniyi ‘MFR’ for applying all credible tools to force down the rate of smuggling activities in recentContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI After bullets were fired at Donald Trump’s event in Pennsylvania on Saturday, the former US President said that he was struck by a bullet that “pierced the upper part of my right ear.” Trump in a statement he released said he was “fine” and was receiving aContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Four people have been rescued after a section of a two-storey residential apartment collapsed in Abuja on Saturday morning, with several people trapped in the rubble. This comes less than 24 hours after a school building collapsed on pupils in Plateau State, killing 22 and injuring oneContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI WITH AGENCY REPORT Donald Trump was rushed off stage smeared in blood after a series of gunshots were fired at a campaign rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania. As bangs ran out, Trump grimaced and clutched a hand to his right ear, where blood was clearly visible acrossContinue Reading
CGC BASHIR ADEWALE ADENIYI ‘MFR’ BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has received a commendation from the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB) East and Southern Africa for its exceptional performance under the leadership of Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. In a letterContinue Reading
…Handles N1.32tr non-oil exports BY GODWIN OBI The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has recorded a superlative revenue performance of N575.5billion for the first half of the 2024 fiscal year (January-June 30). This represents a 221.2 per cent growth rate when compared to the N260.3billion recordedContinue Reading
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola (right), receiving a plaque from the President of the Chartered Institute of Transportation Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA), Mr. Segun Obayendo, during the NIMASA DG’s conferment as a Fellow of CIoTA at the NIMASA Towers inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI New Board Chairman, NPA, Sen. Adedayo Adeyeye (l), new Managing Director, NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Abubakar Dantsoho as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The President has also approved the appointment of SenatorContinue Reading
The Federal Government has exempted farmers, small businesses, and manufacturers from withholding tax. This is according to the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele. He said in a post on his X handle that, “As part of the ongoing fiscal policy and taxContinue Reading