The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the implementation of a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to regulate courier companies operating under the Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Incoterms. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, announced the development in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Service’s National PublicContinue Reading
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Nigeria’s Port Economic Regulator, has directed shipping companies, shipping agents, and terminal operators at the nation’s ports to suspend any planned review or upward adjustment of their charges until they have fully consulted and engaged relevant stakeholders. In a statement, the Council clarified that theContinue Reading
The arrest followed the circulation of a viral video showing the masquerade chasing and assaulting members of the public, disrupting a community event and causing widespread tension. The incident reportedly occurred over the weekend during the final Ofala Festival of the late traditional ruler of Awgbu community, Igwe M. C.Continue Reading
Suspected bandits have reportedly attacked a wedding convoy at Unguwar Nagunda Community in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing at least two people. During the attack, which occurred on Sunday night, an unspecified number of wedding guests were said to have also been abducted. A security sourceContinue Reading
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, says the death of Nkanu, the 21-month-old son of Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie and her husband, Ivara Esege, must not be in vain. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, the senior lawyer called for a probe into the death of the toddler.Continue Reading
The Edo State High Court, Criminal Court 2, has ordered the remand of some youths involved in the protest that rocked the Ekpoma area of the state at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre. This followed the plea of the prosecution for a 14-day remand period Our correspondent observed that some ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Despite a Federal Government directive barring the introduction of fresh capital projects in the 2026 budget, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have inserted new projects valued at about ₦3.5 trillion into the proposed spending plan, an analysis by Frontline Reporters has revealed. The development contradicts budget preparationContinue Reading
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called on state governments across the federation to urgently phase out wooden boats used for commercial water transportation and invest in safer, modern fibre-reinforced plastic and aluminium boats. Oyetola made the call against the backdrop of recurring boat accidents acrossContinue Reading
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 80-year-old former convict, Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta, for allegedly returning to the illicit drug trade barely three years after serving a prison sentence for drug trafficking. Nkanta was apprehended at his residence in Mmanta-Abak Village, Abak Local Government Area of AkwaContinue Reading
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), University of Port Harcourt chapter, has joined its national body in demanding the full implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Federal Government, warning that it may resume a nationwide strike despite a restraining court order. The MoU, anchored onContinue Reading