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The Nigeria Customs Service has committed to fostering substantially improved relationships with compliant stakeholders in 2024. The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi made this commitment on Friday, January 26, 2024, during the International Customs Day Celebration at the Customs Training College, Ikeja, Lagos. The event had in attendance the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola,Representative of the Honourable Minister of Trade, Investment and Industries, Chief Executives of Nigerian Ports Authority,NIMASA, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone Authority, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, among other stakeholders. Speaking at…

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has lauded the efforts of inter-agency synergy between the Nigeria Customs Service and other government agencies, particularly the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), which has resulted in the interception of Cocaine, Colorado, Arms and Ammunition worth N4.279 Billion at Tincan Island Port Command. Addressing Newsmen at the Command on Thursday, 25 January 2024, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) noted the Officers seized 56.39kg of Cocaine valued at N2,368,380,000 and 955kg of Colorado Indica valued at N1,911,400,000, all with a street value of N4.279 Billion. Other items seized are…

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adewale has further deepened the collaboration between the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigerian Ports Authority. The CGC visited the MD of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, on Thursday, January 25, 2024, to explore areas of improving port efficiency to facilitate trade. According to the CGC, much is happening regarding collaboration between the NCS and the NPA. In his words, “NPA desires to achieve port efficiency, and we believe that in customs, Ports efficiency will help to facilitate trade. NPA, in all its programs, tries to improve the competitiveness of our Ports,…

Delta State has won the safest state award for Oil and Gas investments in the country at the Nigeria Oil & Gas Forum and award night. The award ceremony was organised by the founder Ms Nafisa Aliyu Haruna and sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Friday night. Presenting the award, Ms Haruna stated that Delta State has contributed immensely to increased oil and gas production in Nigeria. She stated that Delta State emerged first from the opinion pool carried out within the industry, as the safest in the oil and…

Respite has come to Lagosians to facilitate genuine land purchase in the State. This is as the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-0lu has launched the electronic Geographic Information System (e-GIS) portal for land registration before purchase in the State. According to his message on his X handle to Lagosians, he said: “I am pleased to announce that Lagos State has attained the most advanced stage in land documentation and acquisition by launching an electronic Geographic Information System (e-GIS) which provides digitised access to all data pertaining to the lands in the state before a purchase is facilitated. “The e-GIS portal is…

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi inaugurated the Student SeniorCourse 10 and Junior Course 18 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC) in Gwagwalada Represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Saidu Galadima, the CGC urged participants to seize the golden opportunity to add value to their career in Customs. He revealed that the Service has engaged in discussions with prestigious Nigerian Universities for postgraduate degrees at the end of the course, emphasizing the need for participants to generate new ideas and innovations to drive the service’s transformation. The CG…

Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has annulled the position of acting leader and deputy leader of the group, presently occupied by Pa Ayo Adebanjo and Oba Oladipo Olaitan. This decision was reached at the monthly meeting held at the country home of its national leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, the Ondo State, a communique issued on Wednesday by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said. The group said that the decision was to halt the polarisation of Afenifere. At the instance of the leader, Pa Fasoranti, Oba Olu Falae, was mandated to preside over the meeting. According to…

The apex socio-cultural youth organisation of Ndigbo worldwide, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has described as “shocking” the statement by former President Muhammadu Buhari that he did the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, a favour by not eliminating him while the latter was in hiding after jumping court bail. Speaking with the press at Abuja on Wednesday, the National President-General of OYC, Igboamaka Igboamaka said the revelation of Buhari’s statement in the memoir of his former spokesman, Femi Adesina, should shock the conscience of not only Nigerians but that of Britain and the international communities.He said, “For…

A former flight attendant in Japan Airlines has risen through the ranks to become its first female President, a rare occurrence in a country where, like in many others in the Far East, paternalistic attitude towards women still runs deep. The appointment of Mitsuko Tottori as the next President is the first time the flag carrier has given the job to a woman, something also not common in major Japanese firms and in global airlines. Tottori joined Japan Airlines as a flight attendant in 1985, before working her way up, the BBC reports. She said she hoped her promotion would…

The Nigeria Customs Service has reiterated its commitment to enhancing border security and trade facilitation by engaging officers in various capacity-building workshops. The Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi announced this on Monday, January 22, 2024, at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College Gwagwalada. This marked the inauguration of a 5-day workshop on ‘Rules of Origin,’ co-organized by the Alliance for Trade Facilitation, GIZ, and the World Customs Organization (WCO). Represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Tariff and Trade, DCG Abdullahi Musa, CGC Adeniyi welcomed WCO Experts visiting Nigeria to enhance officers’ expertise in trade facilitation…