Fubara, Amaewhule Resume as Tinubu Lifts Six-Month Emergency Rule in Rivers
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has lifted the state of emergency in Rivers State, paving the way for Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Nma Odu, and the House of Assembly led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule to return to office today, September 18, 2025. The President, in a statementContinue Reading
Sowore Drags DSS, Meta, X to Court Over Alleged Rights Violations
BY GODWIN OBI Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has filed two fundamental rights enforcement suits at the Federal High Court, Abuja, against the Department of State Services (DSS), as well as social media giants Meta (owners of Facebook) and X Corp.Continue Reading
Customs: How Comptroller Awe Raises the Bar at MMA Cargo Command
Scanners, seizures, stakeholder reforms, and a catalogue of records at Nigeria’s busiest airport At Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA)—the beating heart of West and Central Africa’s aviation business—every second counts. With over a hundred flights daily and thousands of tons of cargo pouring in, the Customs Cargo Command isContinue Reading
Lekki Free Zone Customs Rakes in ₦460bn as Hauwa Abubakar Steps In as New Controller
BY GODWIN OBI A new era has begun at the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as Comptroller Hauwa Abubakar officially takes over from the retiring Comptroller Olanrewaju Abdulwahab Olumo. The transition comes on the heels of a historic revenue performance, with the commandContinue Reading
Presidency: Nigeria’s Inflation Headed for Single Digit
The Presidency on Tuesday expressed confidence that Nigeria’s inflation rate is on track to hit single digits, a shift it says will ease living conditions and stabilize food prices across the country. Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Tope Fasua, gave the assurance while speaking on The MorningContinue Reading
Customs Launches Game-Changing Automated Cargo Clearance System
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has unveiled a groundbreaking automated overtime cargo clearance system in a bold move to revolutionize trade facilitation and boost efficiency at the nation’s ports. The cutting-edge platform promises to end long-standing delays in cargo clearance by replacing tedious manual procedures with a fast, transparent, andContinue Reading
Fresh Oil, Gas Investments Needed to Sustain Global Output -IEA Warns
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that the world will need new oil and gas projects to maintain current production levels, even as it projects demand peaking before the end of the decade. In its latest report released Tuesday, the Paris-based agency said its analysis of 15,000 oil andContinue Reading
Customs Intercept Vandalized Electric Conductors Worth ₦5.3m
Customs Intercept Vandalized Electric Conductors Worth ₦5.3m in Kano The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has arrested four suspects for allegedly vandalizing and illegally transporting electric aluminum conductors valued at over ₦5.3 million. Addressing journalists at the Kano Customs House on Monday, the Area Comptroller, Dalhatu Abubakar,Continue Reading
Dangote: “We Ended Nigeria’s 50-Year Fuel Queue Crisis”
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s decades-long ordeal with fuel scarcity may have finally been buried. Billionaire industrialist and President of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has declared that the country’s 50-year nightmare of petrol queues is over, thanks to the giant refinery’s output. Speaking at an event marking the first anniversaryContinue Reading
Gunmen Ambush, Kill Customs Officer in Kebbi
BY GODWIN OBI Terror struck Kebbi State on Monday as suspected gunmen shot dead a Nigeria Customs Service officer at the Fingila checkpoint in Dandi Local Government Area. Witnesses told Frontline Reporters that the armed men, numbering about seven and riding on motorcycles, first stormed nearby farmlands where they harassedContinue Reading