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The Nigeria Customs Service (NC) has collaborated with the Directorate General Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) of the European Union (EU) for efficient export monitoring and trade facilitation. During a meeting that took place at the Corporate Headquarters of NCS on February 27, 2024, the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, announced that the service is collaborating with DG TAXUD for efficiency in Export Monitoring and documentation. With the Nigeria Customs Service as the competent authority for rules of origin, the Comptroller General assured that the Service will do all it can to facilitate the process, adding that…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the temporary suspension of food disposal initiative which commenced on 23rd February, 2024 at its old zonal headquarters ,Yaba Lagos as a result of stampede which led to some casualties. The National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada in a press statement explained that the intervention is aimed at easing the hardship in the nation and is in accordance to the directive of President Bola Tinubu. According to him, the exercise was conducted following meticulous planning to address all potential risks that may emerge during the exercise. ” It will…

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has expressed commitment to align with President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s plans to tackle the pressing issue of food insecurity by ensuring the availability of essential food items to Nigerians. Speaking at the flag-off of the rice disbursement programme in Lagos.CGC Adeniyi emphasized that the distribution of rice would be targeted at areas of customs operations, ensuring direct access to beneficiaries. CGC Adeniyi stressed the importance of transparency and accountability in the distribution process, urging Nigerians participating in the exercise to refrain from selling the rice in markets or hoarding it for purposes…

The American therapist Eric Lira who supplied Blessing Okagbare with performance enhancing substances has benn jailed for three months. Texas-based Lira admitted supplying performance-enhancing substances to athletes, including Okagbare, who has been banned for 11 years by the Athletics Integrity Unit. Lira was sentenced to three months in prison, one year of supervised release and forfeiture of $16,410 (€15,113). The sentence was handed down on Wednesday after Lira himself pleaded guilty to supplying drugs to enhance the performance of Olympic athletes, including the suspended Nigerian athlete Okagbare, according to reports by the US authorities and the AFP news agency. Lira…

Delta State government on Wednesday debunked fake news trending on social media over the alleged relocation of Delta State University of Science and Technology Ozoro to Orerokpe in Delta Central Senatorial District, saying that the state governor, Rt Hon Sheriff F.O Oborevwori will not and can never do anything to impair the development of Isoko Nation or any other ethnic nationality in the state The government position was contained in a statement by the Honourable Commissioner for Information, Dr Michael Ifeanyi Osuoza and made available to newsmen in Asaba. Osuoza said the misleading publications and the unfortunate sponsored protects that…

President of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents(NCMDLCA) Lucky Amiwero has tagged the federal government decision to close its borders in some parts of Nigeria as a terrible decision which has resulted in 40% increase in poverty and hardship in the country. Speaking after the closing ceremony of a three month capacity training programme for officials and members of the NCMDLCA in Lagos organised by Eyis Resources Limited, Amiwero said the recent border closure between Nigeria and Niger was not necessary. “The Economy is in shambles, closure of the borders is the worst mistake the federal…

The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, to strengthen collaboration between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian Navy (NN). During the visit on Tuesday, 19 February 2024, at the Nigerian Navy Headquarters Abuja, the CGC reassured his commitment to enhancing the relationship between the two agencies for effective anti-smuggling strategies across Nigerian waterways. He stated, “It is important for us to participate in joint operations to combat smuggling activities. We also need to tap on the experience of the Nigerian Navy to enhance…

The Delta State Government has called on communities in the State to maintain peace, eschew bitter wrangling, and avoid giving wrong narratives about events in the State. The State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza in a statement on Wednesday in Asaba, urged Deltans to shun acts that could promote violence in the State. Osuoza in the statement pointed out that it is not true that the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro has been relocated. He said: “It has come to the attention of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F. O. Oborevwori, and the Delta State Government…

The Isoko National Youth Assembly (INYA) has called for calm over plans by the Delta State Government to move the faculty of Management Science of the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, to Orerokpe. INYA also declared that the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration has good intentions for the Ozoro University, and appealed to the people of Isoko Nation to support the governor’s efforts in boosting education in the state. President of INYA, Comrade Eniwake Orogun, made the call after a visit to the Vice-Chancellor of the Delta State University, Ozoro, Prof. Jacob Oboreh, on Wednesday. According to Orogun,…

The attention of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign a.k.a Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign has been drawn to the impression given to some aspects of expenses released to the public by our campaign office as it relates to our legal expenses. For further clarificationthe sum of N744,500,000.00 was a general legal amount to lawyers which incorporates other expenses within the legal expenditure. In a press statement signed by Dr. Yunusa Tanko Chief SpokespersonObi-Datti Campaign Committee stated thatthe legal fee to our lawyers remains a personal thing but our compound expenses on legal matters cannot be tied to one sector. Also involved in…