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Apapa Customs Revenue Collection Jumps to N1.87Tr in 10 Months; N264.5B Collected in October

The Apapa Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a record-breaking achievement in revenue generation as it recorded a total of N1.875 trillion in revenue between January and October, 2024, marking a 101% increase compared to the N931 billion collected during the same period in 2023. Addressing the press on Monday, the Customs […]

CELEBRATION: Kanwan Katsina Clocks 24 Years on the Throne Today

This is a season of celebrations 🥳 🎉 for the people of Ketare and its environs as the Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni, clocked twenty-four years on the throne.​ Already, Ketare District Development Association (KDDA) and Ketare Youth Development Association in Kankara Local Government KEDEMA have celebrated their Monarch […]

Oyo Govt Plans Business District in Ibadan

The Oyo State Government has concluded plans to establish a business district in Ibadan, the state capital, to make way for a commercial corridor that would be a beehive of economic activities. In press statement signed by Prince Dotun Oyelade, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Oyo State, the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, […]

CSCS Wins Capital Market Infrastructure Developer of the Year Award

Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria’s premier capital market infrastructure, has been honoured for its outstanding contributions to the financial services industry. CSCS received the prestigious Capital Market Infrastructure Developer of the Year award, at the 12th Business Day Banks and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards, held last week Friday, at the Lagos Continental […]

Senate Passes NDIC Amendment Bill

The Senate on Wednesday passed the NDIC amendment bill to strengthen the corporation and safeguard depositors’ funds. Its passage followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions. The bill, titled “Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Act 2023″, was sponsored by Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru (APC-Lagos). Abiru , while […]

CSCS Wins Capital Market Infrastructure Developer of the Year Award

Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria’s premier capital market infrastructure, has been honoured for its outstanding contributions to the financial services industry. CSCS received the prestigious Capital Market Infrastructure Developer of the Year award, at the 12th Business Day Banks and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards, held last week Friday, at the Lagos Continental […]

Q3: Oyo/Osun Customs Collects N23.9b, Hands Over N596.8m Drugs to NAFDAC, N46.9m Cannabis to NDLEA

Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service has generated a total revenue of ₦23,974,543,014.49 (Twenty-Three Billion, Nine Hundred and Seventy-Four Million, Five Hundred and Forty-Three Thousand, and Fourteen Naira, Forty-Nine Kobo) in the third quarter of the year from July to September, 2024. The generated revenue reflected a 27.5% increase over the sum of ₦17,377,387,591.90 […]