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The former National President and chieftain of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayinwola Shittu has said, Dr. Farinto Collins Kayode has the capacity to lead ANLCA, stressing that he holds no grudges against anybody in the association and he will always relate with everybody. Prince Shittu made the remarks on Thursday during a courtesy visit to him led by Dr Farinto Collins Kayode, one of the Presidential Candidates and his team in the coming ANLCA NECOM election. After the introductions, Dr Farinto Collins, the leader of the team extol the leadership qualities of Prince Olayinwola Shittu…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria said the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as fuel would continue to increase as long as the US Dollar rose in the foreign exchange market. Chinedu Okoronkwo, the National President of IPMAN, disclosed this to DAILY POST exclusively while reacting to speculation of further fuel pump hikes. The IPMAN’s boss noted that fuel price will keep soaring if the dollar keeps rising in the forex market. He said: “Nigerians should understand that with fuel subsidy removal, the government is no longer determining pump prices but the market forces. The product is…

The Acting Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has reaffirmed his resilience and commitment to collaborate with Governor Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe State to ensure the state continues to benefit from the Service. Adeniyi re-assurance came on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, when he received the Governor and his entourage at the Customs Headquarters, Abuja, on a courtesy visit. The Customs boss described Yobe as a strategic point of operation for the Nigeria Customs Service, adding that “Customs station is located in Geidam, and for us in Customs, Yobe is a very strategic place and critical in our operation.”…

The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, on Monday, 7 July 2023, assured stakeholders of his commitment to ensuring their businesses prosper.  He made this known in Abeokuta, the headquarters of Ogun II Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service when he visited the command as part of his familiarisation visit. While engaging with Excise Traders and Free Trade Zone Operators in Ogun State, the Ag. CGC said that their operations are a priority to the service.  In his words, “I have made it a deliberate policy to put your operations at the cornerstone of our activities”. “My understanding…

The management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has handed over the leased site at the Continental Shipyard Limited (CSL) of the Nigerian Ports Authority ( NPA) to the technical partners, Melsmore. It is understood that the technical partners are to liaise with the Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority in finalising the site management, which include risk assessment in preparation to move the Modular floating Dock to the Continental Shipyard for the commencement of full operations. Pointnews247 reports that NIMASA and the technical partners also agreed to invite manufacturers of the Floating Dock, Damen Shipyard to…

Following the recent promotion of ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, mnipr, mipra, to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police, the Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has reappointed him as the Force Public Relations Officer. This is based on a recent posting communication with reference number TH.5361/FS/FHQ/ABJ/V.4/649 dated 8th August, 2023 from the office of the Force Secretary to that effect. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, an alumnus of the prestigious University of Ibadan where he studied Archaeology and Geography (Combined Honours), also holds a Master’s Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the same University. He was the…

Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, 14th Emir of Kano, has met with the coup leaders in Niger Republic. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) met the military leadership after the junta aborted a meeting with representatives of African Union (AU), Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and a top US diplomat. A delegation raised by ECOWAS could not broker peace with the military rulers as they declined a meeting. But on Wednesday, footages of Sanusi, whose Tijjaniya sect has a large following in Niger, went into circulation. Sanusi is the Khalifa of the sect in Nigeria. The…

The remains of a yet-to-be-identified man who jumped into the lagoon in the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area of Lagos State has been recovered. This was confirmed in a statement by the Head, Public Education of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Amodu Shakiru. Shakiru who spoke on behalf of the director of the agency, Adeseye Margaret, disclosed that the corpse was recovered on Thursday at about 9:15 am. The statement read, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service can authoritatively report that the body of one adult male that jumped into the lagoon on Tuesday afternoon, August 8, 2023,…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the chief of defense staff committee to immediately activate its standby force. President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, gave the order while reading the resolution taken at the Extraordinary meeting on the Niger coup  in Abuja on Thursday. Pointnews247 had reported how the leaders converged on Abuja to discuss its next line of action after the seven day ultimatum for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum elapsed without compliance from the junta. At its meeting, the regional bloc said all efforts to dialogue with Niger junta have been rejected by…

The Lagos State House of Assembly Ad hoc Committee has visited those whose buildings were demolished by the State Task Force in Mosafejo Oworonshoki Community. The committee led by its Chairman, Mr Nureni Akinsanya visited the area for an on-the-spot assessment of the demolished buildings on Tuesday. The other members of the committee included, Mr Lukmon Olumoh, Mr Sanni Okanlawon, Mr Kehinde Joesph and Mr Obafemi Saheed. TheLagos Assemnly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, last Thursday at plenary inaugurated an eight-man committee to investigate the demolition of buildings in Kosofe area by the state’s Task Force. Akinsanya said the committee was visiting…