The news of the appointment of the then DCG Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, as the Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service on June 19 was greeted with excitement by the maritime media and maritime stakeholders, most of whom had at one time or the other had interactions with him and known him to be […]
The Nigeria Customs Service will be better under the supervision of the Ag. Comptroller-General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, the President/Chairman, Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Mal Mukhtar Sirajo, has assured. Speaking when he and members of the Governing Council, Fellows, Chairs of State Chapters and other members of the Institute paid a […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), to proceed on a 90-day pre-retirement leave with effect from August 24, 2023. This will lead to his eventual retirement from service on November 24, 2023. Ajuri Ngelale. the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, […]
In a heartrending incident that has sent shockwaves through the community, the life of Chinecherem Promise Ibeh, a brilliant and accomplished student, has been tragically cut short. The young girl, who had achieved a remarkable feat of scoring 9As in her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC WASSCE), was poisoned to death just as […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected Niger junta’s three-year power transition plan ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musa stated this during an interview with the BBC on Sunday. Reports have it that General Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the Niger junta, had said in a televised broadcast on […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected Niger junta’s three-year power transition plan ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musa stated this during an interview with the BBC on Sunday. Reports have it that General Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the Niger junta, had said in a televised broadcast on […]
The Media Anti-Corruption Initiative (MACI), a Non-governmental organization has congratulated the Acting Comptroller General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on his appointment as the boss of Nigeria Customs Service. MACI , a media coalition against corruption in government institutions, said it has confidence in the new Customs boss as a career officer who rose through the ranks, […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that poorly destroyed, expired or stolen products from food manufacturers are sneaking into the markets through scavengers. The agency gave the warning in a statement, on Sunday, in Lagos. It said that such practice was unacceptable as it endangered the lives of […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked President Bola Tinubu to “publicly instruct the former governors who are now serving as ministers in your administration to stop collecting life pensions, exotic cars and other allowances from their states while they serve as ministers.” SERAP asked him to “instruct the former governors to immediately return […]
Mali and its neighbouring West African country, Burkina Faso, have dispatched fighter jets to Niger following the threat of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) troops that they were waiting for order to strike. The regional bloc had given Niger junta a week ultimatum to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum or face possible sanctions, including […]
