The British government, through its export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), says it will now accept naira payments from Nigerian business owners who make procurement in the UK. The UK department of international trade made this known in a statement sent to TheCable. It said the local currency financing structure follows the same format […]
The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare and a retired Controller of Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, popularly called UK Bello in his heyday at Customs could not hide his excitement on the appointment of Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi as the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service by President Bola Ahmed […]
In its renewed fight against smuggling of arms and ammunition into the country in order to abate insecurity, the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 31 rifles and a lot of ammunition in the first two weeks of July. The seizures underscore the premium placed by Acting Comptroller General Wale Adeniyi led management on the security […]
The suspended CBN Central Bank Of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele has been caught in possession of gun and ammunition illegally and has been charged to court accordingly. In a two-count charge marked: FHC/L/437/2023, filed on July 13 at the Federal High Court in Lagos, by the DSS, Emefiele is to be subjected to trial for […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D., has disclosed readiness to ensure that the Green Chamber gives traditional rulers constitutional roles. Speaker Abbas noted that this has become necessary due to the critical roles traditional rulers play in society. The Speaker made this known at the palace of the Emir […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Haruna Gololo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to create jobs instead of giving out cash to citizens to cushion the impact of the petrol subsidy removal. The APC leader said Tinubu should not make the same mistakes former President Muhammadu Buhari made. The President just got the […]
…Loses an officer in line of duty The Kebbi Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service has organized a parade for the first time in three years to invigorate the moral of the officers and men of the command on Monday the 10th of July 2023. In his address, Dr. Ben Oramalugo FCIA FNIM said the […]
The immediate past Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Hassan Bello has been receiving supports of some professional maritime associations as they called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint him as the Minister of Transportation. In separate letters to the President, the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) […]
The Customs Area Controller, Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, Comptroller Musa Omale Ph.D. has remarkably improved on the revenue profile of the command. His strategic and dogged efforts have no doubt yielded positive results with the unprecedented increase in the revenue profile of the command. Since his assumption early this year, the CAC has continued to bring […]
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) FT-7NI trainer aircraft crashed on Friday at about 4.15pm in Makurdi, Benue State while on a routine training exercise. According to a statement from the Air Force, the two pilots on board survived the crash after successfully ejecting from the aircraft. There was no loss of lives or damage to […]
