Author: Mujeedat
The Nigeria Customs Service has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting excellence, professionalism and stronger internal collaboration at the 2025 Comptroller-General of Customs Conference. The ceremony provided a platform to celebrate outstanding performances by Commands, Units and individual officers, including a notable recognition for the Public Relations Unit. Held after two days of engagements focused on improving synergy, operational efficiency, and institutional reforms, the event brought together Management members, Comptrollers, Senior Officers, and invited guests to honour the contributions that shaped the Service’s achievements throughout the year. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, commended officers for their dedication, noting that…
The Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened to shut down the operations of Crown Flour Mill Limited over the company’s refusal to allow its workers to unionise. According to MWUN, it has co-existed with the multinational firm within port premises for over 22 years but has repeatedly been denied access to organise workers who fall under MWUN’s jurisdiction. This was contained in a statement signed by the the Union’s Head of Media, Comrade John Ikemefuna on Wednesday. The President-General of the Union, Comrade Francis Bunu Abi described the situation as oppressive and a violation of workers’ rights, noting…
The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved the appointment of new management members and special promotions following its 64th Regular Meeting. Key decisions affecting the Service’s leadership structure and personnel development were considered during the meeting held on Tuesday, 25 November 2025. The board headed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy, Wale Edun, confirmed the appointment of five Deputy Comptroller-Generals of Customs (DCGs) and eight Assistant Comptroller-Generals of Customs (ACGs), in line with statutory provisions and the Federal Character Policy of the Federal Government as contained in Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023. Those…
The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved the appointment of new management members and special promotions following its 64th Regular Meeting. Key decisions affecting the Service’s leadership structure and personnel development were considered during the meeting held on Tuesday, 25 November 2025. The board headed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy, Wale Edun, confirmed the appointment of five Deputy Comptroller-Generals of Customs (DCGs) and eight Assistant Comptroller-Generals of Customs (ACGs), in line with statutory provisions and the Federal Character Policy of the Federal Government as contained in Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023. Those…
The Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) has announced that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will lead discussions at its forthcoming All Maritime Journalists Retreat in Lagos This is where key stakeholders from the maritime, trade, finance, and technology sectors will converge to examine innovative solutions for enhancing Nigeria’s trade ecosystem. This year’s retreat is scheduled to hold on Thursday, 4 December 2025 at De Marii Hotel LFZ, Lagos Free Trade Zone, Lekki, themed: “Maximising Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Import and Export Trade”. The FIRS will deliver a technical paper titled “Onboarding on the National Single Window Platform: A…
The Lagos State Truck and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC) has commended the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for its round-the-clock interventions that have led to noticeable improvements in traffic flow around the Apapa port corridor. Gridlock had intensified in recent weeks following repair works on the Marine Bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works, leaving both export and import trucks stranded along the Ijora Apapa axis. But according to LASTCOC, the situation has steadily improved due to heightened on-ground oversight by the NPA leadership, particularly the Apapa Port Manager. In a statement, LASTCOC Chairman, Shittu Lukmon, said the NPA’s sustained 24-hour…
The Nigeria Customs Service opened the 2025 Comptroller-General of Customs’ Conference on Thursday, 20 November 2025, in Abuja, with a firm call for senior officers to address the internal weaknesses that are hindering operational effectiveness across the Service. The event, which took place at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, aimed to reflect on and proffer strategic plans that would enhance the Service’s performance, and was themed: “Building Future Partnerships: Lessons from the Customs-PACT Conference.” Declaring the conference open, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, stated that the Service must now apply the same discipline, coordination, and clarity…
Former President-General of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, celebrates the current leader of the group , Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, who is celebrating his 50th birthday today. Adeyanju in his birthday message on Thursday in Lagos to Bunu said -“The agile and pragmatic President General of MWUN has given me all it takes to lead a big Union like the Maritime Workers’ Union, and I am proud of him without regrets or disappointment of any kind in Comrade Bunu’s leadership, who is my successor, hence, I am gladly celebrating him without limits or bounds. He’s…
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Lekki Deep Seaport and Lekki Freeport Terminal have been listed as recipients of the Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) Award for Excellence for their outstanding contributions to the development of maritime business in Nigeria. Presentation of the awards is part of the high point of the 2025 Nigeria Maritime Journalists Retreat holding at De Marii Hotel LFZ at the Lagos Free Trade Zone, Lekki on December 4, 2025. This year’s retreat with the theme, “Maximising Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Import and Export Trade”, will bring together key stakeholders and participants across…
The President-General of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, on Tuesday received the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Regional Advisor for Labour Conventions, Dr Amos Hosea Kuje, at the Union’s headquarters in Olodi Apapa, Lagos. Dr Amos’ visit was aimed at strengthening the long-standing relationship between the ILO and MWUN, while offering guidance on strategic areas of the Union’s operations within the maritime sector. During the engagement, the ILO advisor emphasised the urgent need for the effective implementation of the Cabotage laws, noting that their current ineffectiveness was undermining the prospects of Nigerian sailors in the…