The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has intercepted a large consignment of tramadol valued at over ₦8.6 billion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja as part of its significant anti-smuggling effort. The seizure, made on Saturday, 5 April 2025, was unveiled during a press briefing on Monday, 7 April 2025, […]
The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Olawale Edun, has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for its outstanding performance. The minister made the commendation on Wednesday, 9 April 2025 while declaring open the 4th World Customs Organization (WCO) Donors’ Conference for the West and Central Africa (WCA) Region in […]
The economic reforms of the current leadership at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has continued to yield positive results as the apex bank recorded a Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of $6.83 billion for the 2024 financial year. This marks a significant turnaround from deficits of $3.34 billion in 2023 and $3.32 billion in […]
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has bagged the prestigious “Public Service Person of the Year 2024” award at the 17th edition of the Leadership Conference and Awards in Abuja. The award recognises his performance as Customs CG. The CGC was recognised alongside the richest man in Africa, Dr. Aliko Dangote, Minister […]
The federal government will launch an e-visa system and digital landing and exit cards to enhance national security, the Minister of Aviation, Mr. Festus Keyamo has said. Disclosing this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received a delegation led by the Interior Minister, Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Keyamo noted that the e-visa system will enable applicants […]
Oyo State has been listed among the Twenty-three beneficiaries of the European Investment Bank’s intervention in addressing the challenges of erosion and land degradation control in Nigeria. The intervention project is under the auspices of the European Investment Bank-assisted Nigeria Climate Adaptation Erosion and Watershed Project (NEWMAP-EIB). The National Project Coordinator of NEWMAP-EIB Engr. Anda […]
Tin Can Customs Records N347B In First Quarter Tunde In its efforts to ensure that it surpasses its revenue target for the year, the Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a total revenue collection N347 billion in the first quarter of the year 2025. Announcing this during a press […]
In its efforts to ensure that it surpasses its revenue target for the year, the Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a total revenue collection N347 billion in the first quarter of the year 2025. Announcing this during a press briefing at the command on Monday, the Customs Area […]
Russia has pledged to help military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger acquire arms and training for a planned 5,000-strong force to deploy in the central Sahel region. The three West African nations are run by military juntas who took over power through coups have established an organization called the Alliance of Sahel States. […]
A former Governor of Oyo State in the Second Republic, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, is dead. He died a few days to his 90th birthday. The news of the former governor’s demise was announced in a statement issued in Ibadan this Sunday morning by Oladapo Ogunwusi, on behalf of the deceased’s family. Olunloyo was governor […]
