Author: Mujeedat
Following the desire to promote sports and youth empowerment in Nigeria, the Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday played host to the Leadership received the Nigerian Professional Wrestling Federation (NPWF). The delegation, led by the National President of the Federation, Chief John Uche, was received by the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, at the Command Headquarters in Lagos. CSC Oscar Ivara Public Relations officer Tincan Island Port Command Apapa, Lagos in a press release stated that the purpose of the Federation’s visit was to formally inform the Command about the upcoming African International…
In a bid to rid Nigeria’s maritime and border corridors of smugglers, the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry has once again recorded a major breakthrough in its anti-smuggling operations. According to BO OMOTAYO Navy Captain Commanding Officer Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base Badagry Friday, 3 October 2025 the Base handed over 419 bags of seized foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, in line with extant regulations and the Harmonized Standard Operating Procedure (HSOP) for inter-agency collaboration. The contraband, intercepted at different points along the Badagry–Porto Novo Creek and adjoining backwaters, was seized…
By Vera Osokpo The Vice Chairman, International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), Deputy President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) celebrates with the entire maritme community globally. The International Maritme Day is celebrated annually on September 25 This year’s theme which has: “Our Ocean, Our Obligation , Our Opportunity” is indeed diverse in nature for Maritmers to behold; hence, Dr Adewale Adeyanju is of note that the IMD event has come of age with lot’s of awareness and potential for the world to grab. This year’s is event has emphasized on the gift of the ocean which offers humanity food, trade, job,…
By Vera Osokpo The Delta State Government has concluded arrangement to send a powerful delegation to the 72 Regular Course Passing Out Parade and Commissioning of Officers at the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna. A statement on Wednesday by the Director General of the Delta State Bureau for Orientation and Communications, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, said governor Sheriff Oborevwori, mandated the State Awareness Creation Committee for Youth Enlistment into Military and Paramilitary services, to ensure that the state is felt at the NDA Passing out parade. He assured that in full compliance with Governor Oborevwori’s directives, the 7-man…
By Vera Osokpo The Maritme Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, felicitates Maritimers globally on the event of the (IMO) International Maritme Day, which is celebrated annually on September 25. This year’s celebration has the Theme: “Our Ocean, Our obligation, Our Opportunity”. This theme, however, emphasizes the crucial roles of the ocean, the global economy and climate, the possibility of the universal maritme community to protect it; and the potential sustainable practices to benefit mankind. This year’s IMD has all it takes, given from the theme, which emphasizes on the ocean as a…
By Vera Osokpo The 2025 national conference of the Finance and Business Online Publishers (FiBOP) has continued to attract support and sponsorship from more reputable organisations and institutions in the nation’s economy. The conference which is scheduled to take place at Orchid Hotels, Lekki on October 18th to 19th, has attracted the support of the following organisations: Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), emPLE Insurance Limited, Polaris Bank, Zenith bank, Fidelity Bank , Universal Insurance, and Nestle Nigeria Plc. Themed “Leveraging Technology Innovations, Tax Reforms, and Opportunities in Renewable Energy and Agriculture to Achieve $1 Trillion…
Indications are rife that the National Sports Commission (NSC) Director General Bukola Olopade has displayed lack of Sports management capacity and gross incompetence in the administration of the Sports Commission (NSC) in Nigeria Making this Known in recent statement made available to journalists in Abuja, is Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of Athletes and other Sports Development Initiative a registered NGO that advocates Accountability, Transperency and Good Governance in sports. The former Chairman of Gombe Athletics Association stressed that Bukola Olopade have failed woefully in resigning his position as Managing Director of his Marketing Company…
The Nigerian Port’s Authority Manager (PM), Warri, on Monday with his executives, who was ably represented by the parastatal’s General Manager, Mrs. Stella Onyemeli Obiageli received the leadership of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, the President – General of the Union with his executives. The Union’s leadership who were on a routine tour of the nation’s Port’s facility, Warri, in the Niger-Delta region of the country on their arrival, were satisfied with what it’s on ground, while interacting with the NPA workers on the need towards observing all safety rules,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) hosted the newly appointed Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) of the Nigeria Police Force, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Benjamin Hundeyin, at its Headquarters in Abuja. The visit underscored the Service’s commitment to building stronger inter-agency collaboration in strategic communications, public engagement, and institutional trust. Receiving the Force PRO, the National Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, commended the humility and sense of responsibility demonstrated by CSP Hundeyin. He assured him of the Service’s support while drawing from his own experience to offer guidance on navigating the challenges of…
The President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa and Nigerians across the globe have been congratulating Nigeria’s hurdles queen, Oluwatobi Amusan, for her feat winning 100mH silver medal in the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. The current world record (12:12s) holder, Amusan, placed second in the final of the women’s 100metres hurdles in 12.29secs behind a familiar opponent, Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland who won in 12.24secs. Okowa, who described Amusan as a national pride, said the federation would continue to support Nigerian athletes to reach their peaks. The AFN President noted that the achievement…