It will be recalled that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on the directive of Mr. President, announced the commencement of a noble intervention aimed at alleviating the hardships faced by Nigerians and improving access to essential food items through direct disposal of seized edible goods condemned in competent courts ofContinue Reading
…To create jobs by unlocking assets, optimizing GDP BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government on Tuesday said it has set a target of raising $10 billion to increase the foreign exchange liquidity that will stabilize the nation’s currency, Naira. The government has also hinted of its plans to create millionsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) maintains that the federal and state governments are empowered by several laws to control the prices of goods and services. Falana spoke on the heels of the rising cost of food items in the country and the increasing inflation rate. InContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is working to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in the country. According to the National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, the food items will be distributed after they are certified fit for human consumption.Continue Reading
Customs seized vehicles BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed the data generated upon completion of five successful bidding windows on its revived electronic auction portal, saying that 13,605 applicants registered in the five windows, 476 vehicles were uploaded, and 462 were won. The service has alsoContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Sylvanus Namang, has been killed by some suspected assailants.Namang, according to witnesses, was gunned down in Pankshin town, Pankshin Local Government Area of the state.An official of the party, who spoke on condition of anonymity,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigerians from all walks of life, yesterday, thronged, Otuoke, the hometown of Dr Goodluck Jonathan in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State as former President Goodluck Jonathan buried his elder sister, Madam Obebhatein Jonathan who died at the age of 70. Those in attendance included formerContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has said the menace of insecurity plaguing a large portion of the North can be put to an end only by implementing state policing, Governor Sani’s statement comes hours after bandits stormed the Gindin Dutse Makyali village of Kufana district inContinue Reading
Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi BY GODWIN OBI Apparently in response to appeal by the House of Representatives which on Thursday sought reduction in the customs duty exchange rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the exchange rate for calculations of Customs duty ratesContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 254 terrorists and arrested 264 others within one week of military operations across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this during a press briefing on Friday. “During the week under review troops recordedContinue Reading