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It was a glorious and jubilation day for Gombe State Athletics Academy AthIetes following the marking of it’s one year of existence on Thursday in Gombe as excited AthIetes got cash awards and other lollies to celebrate the event. The Academy was established on November 7th, 2023 by sports entrepreneur Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara-Gombe to mitigate the dearth to youth sports talents in Gombe and entire North East zone. It was landmark development as athIetes took the stage by storm when for the first time they won three medals at the Asaba 7th National Youth Games in 2023. To commemorate…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, said his administration would leverage on the game changing potentials of the Special Agricultural Economic Zones to create over 50,000 jobs for the well being and economic prosperity of the people. Governor Oborevwori said the programme would enhance food security, agro-processing, employment creation, export earnings, infrastructural development with its overall effect on the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). He disclosed this when he received officials of the African Development Bank, (ADB), Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), National Cereal Research Institute (NCRI) led by Dr…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has facilitated Nigeria’s first shipment to Kenya, with Lucky Fibres, a subsidiary of the Tolaram Group, becoming one of the first companies to ship goods to Kenya under the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). During a visit to the Apapa Area Command on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, to ensure proper documentation and verification of the shipment, Olusegun Olutayo, Senior Trade Expert and Lead of Trade Enablement at the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, noted that the shipment from Nigeria to Kenya, specifically to the port of Mombasa, demonstrates the collaborative spirit of AfCFTA. “It…

The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government- Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) and Maritime Workers’ Union off Nigeria (MWUN) have said there are over 150 unmanned jetties in Nigeria. The two unions in at a joint press conference on Thursday, blamed the revenue leakages through the unmanned jetties on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for not having any personnel at the jetties. President of SSASCGOC, Comrade Akinola Bodunde and the President General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, raised alarm over the danger posed by the absence of the two maritime agencies…

The Kano/Jigawa Command of Nigeria Customs Service has on Friday November 1, 2024 stepped up stakeholders engagement with various market associations with a view to enhancing their level of compliance Controller of the Command, Dauda Ibrahim Chana with the support of Comptroller Ahmed Tijjani Abe, Controller of Federal Operation Unit, Zone B, jointly assured that the NCS would always make the processs of trade seamless by removing all forms of identified impediments. The Controllers also used the opportunity of the session to educate traders from various markets including Singa, Kantin Kwari, Sabon Gari, Kano shop owners, online marketers, and Blouse…

Sequel to a display of absolute honesty, Mr. Oluleye Olusegun Emmanuel, a Nigerian attending a capacity-building workshop in Morocco, returned over 400 Moroccan Dirham that was mistakenly overpaid to him. Posting in his Facebook account, Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara-Gombe, team leader, primed, Mr. Emmanuel, as an employee of Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission, was in Morocco with his team and colleagues for the event, organized by North East Consultancy Limited. According to Mr. Emmanuel, the incident occurred when he and his colleagues went to exchange dollars for Moroccan Dirham. During the transaction, the shop owner inadvertently overpaid him with 430 Dirham.…

The Financial, Banks Online Publishers urged government to work assiduously to formulate plans to attract over N36 trillion in the informal sector into the banking system. This was the resolutions reached at the end of FiBOP’s Workshop held October 18 -20, 2024 at the Orchid Hotel Lekki in Lagos. The event was held under the Theme: Digital Innovations, Deepening infrastructure for Efficient financial Ecosystem. In a Communique issued after the workshop, Stakeholders agreed that government should address and empower access to credit of the informal sector by reducing cost of credit as it seeks ways to grow the internally generated…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched B’Odogwu, a new Unified Customs Management System, starting with a pilot phase in Lagos at Port & Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML). While addressing newsmen at PTML Command on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, stated that the innovative platform represents a significant milestone in Nigeria Customs’ modernisation journey, aligning with global best practices. His words, “B’Odogwu is our new customs management system that embodies our vision for a paperless customs administration that facilitates seamless trade while maintaining robust security measures.” “It is important to note that B’Odogwu…

The Gombe State Athletics Association (GAA) has advanced reasons they are boycotting an athletics event sponsored by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) which is starting today at Pantami Stadium in Gombe. In a press statement signed by the Chairman of Gombe State Athletics Association, Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe, the body warned any athlete under the GAA to steer clear of the event as it falls short of standardisation. Hon. Gombe also noted that no member of Nigeria Athletics Association of Technical Officials (NAATO) should participate in the event, saying while it is being sponsored by the NEDC, the…

Sports Entrepreneur and former Gombe United Football Club Chairman, Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara-Gombe swiftly took time to educate football stakeholders that are demanding an apology over his comments on the implications based on CAF rules on the botched Libya versus Super Eagles 2nd leg AFCON qualifier match in Benghazi. In a no holdsbare Press statement made available to Journalists, He expressed regret at the level ingnorance Nigeria’s football authorities had exhibited following Nigeria and Libyan National Teams debacle. In the statement, He said, “My attention has been drawn to a report which I confirmed that some hydra-headed stakeholders were critizing…