Peace Ambassador Award: Sports writers felicitate with Kanwan Katsina By Femi Adesina Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Katsina State Chapter has Congratulated Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara for the Peace Ambassador award confered on him by the Katsina Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service. The Awardee is the Grand […]
Truck accident claims two lives again in Lagos … LASTMA rescued four victims An accident involving a truck and four tricycles claimed two lives in Ikotun area of Lagos barely two days that nine lost their lives to a container laden truck accident at Ojuelegba, Lagos on Sunday. The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management […]
34 countries, 20m farmers to benefit from $1.5b facility for Africa – Adesina The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has put in place a $1.5b Emergency Food Production Facility to support food sufficiency in Africa. The President of the AfDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, who stated this in an interview at the Governor’s Office, Oke […]
UBA appoints first female executive The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has appointed Mrs Abiola Bawuah, a Ghanaian, as its new Chief Executive Officer. A statement from the bank said Bawuah would oversee the bank’s operations across Africa, excluding Nigeria. According the statement, Bawuah is the first female chief executive of UBA Africa and her […]
Food Crises: AfDB, IFAD move to boost $1trn Africa’s agribusiness sector African Development Bank (AfDB) and and United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have resolved to help Africa’s agribusiness sector projected to output $1 trillion by 2030 as part of efforts to halt food crises in Nigeria and other countries. The two organisations […]
Kanwan Katsina, Usman Kankara Bello, bags UN “Eminent Peace Ambassador” Award The International Association of Peace Advocates has conferred on the Kanwan Katsina and District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara a Chartered Fellowship Award and the title of “Eminent Peace Ambassador”’. The Peace Award came even as the Katsina State Command of the […]
Ojuelegba accident: COMTUA seeks govt’s cooperation to address persistent truck accident The Committee of Transport Unions and Association (COMTUA) has sought the cooperation and support of government to avert future accidents of trucks laden with containers. It also said that all right checks must be done on vehicles before certification as a way of averting […]
Nine lives lost in container truck accident A container laden truck lost control on Sunday and fell on a commercial bus at Ojuelegba, Lagos. Nine passengers were said to have lost their lives in the accident while one person survived. According to an eyewitness account, the bus was picking up passengers when the truck lost […]
Compt. Jalo takes over at FOU Zone B …Charges officers to work hard Oficers and men of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kaduna have been charged to work hard so that the unit can achieve maximum result. The charge was given by the new controller of the unit, Compt. […]
Tin Can Customs generates N574.3bin in 2022 … Intercepts ammunition, fake drugs The Tin-Can Island command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has generated N574.3billion from cargoes imported into the country between january and December 2022. The revenue rose by 16.33 per cent, Speaking in Lagos, on Friday, at a press briefing to announce the […]