· We will continue to prioritise Safety and Security on Nigerian Waters – Jamoh BY GODWIN OBI The United States Coast Guard USCG, has offered Nigeria a three-year plan to work with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA for the removal of the Condition of Entry (CoE), placed onContinue Reading
BY CHIGOZIE EZE Five pregnant girls have been rescued following a raid of a baby factory by security operatives at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The rescue efforts followed a collaboration of the Anambra State Ministry of Health and security agencies in the South-Eastern state.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A maritime expert and CEO of Ships & Ports, Dr. Bolaji Akinola has charged the Federal Government to be intentional and purposeful in its quest to harness the nation’s marine and blue economy. Speaking on TVC News on Monday, the maritime expert said Nigeria loses a lotContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBICustoms Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A in Ikeja, Lagos, has announced an interception of rice and other prohibited cargo valued at N854.2mn for January 2024. Controller of the Zone, Hussain Ejibunu, said that the zone made 60 seizures including foreign parboiled rice, (equivalent to 6.5 trailer loads),Continue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has intercepted large consignments of Ghanaian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis sativa, smuggled into Lagos from Ghana loaded in two trucks and a J5 bus with a total weight of 14, 524.8 kilograms. The three vehicles conveying jumbo bagsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Latest data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited showed that no fewer than 36 oil blocks are under concession to international oil companies operating in Nigeria and their indigenous counterparts in the country. An analysis of NNPCL’s latest Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for theContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Minister of Steel Development Prince Abubaker Audu has lamented that Nigeria spend not less than four billion dollars annually for steel importation. The minister made this know at an interactive session with journalists covering the beat in Abuja, yesterday. Prince Audu stressed that Nigeria have more thanContinue Reading
Following the dastard killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State, the Nigeria Police Force have deployed helicopter and armoured personnel carriers to the South-West state. This was as President Bola Tinubu ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure that all the perpetrators are apprehended andContinue 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 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