Auction: Ejesieme warns Nigerians against fraudsters posing as Customs officers
Public Relations Officer of Federal Operating Unit, FOU, Nigeria Customs Service, Ikeja Command, Mr. Uche Ejesieme has debunked reports that Customs is auctioning seized goods online, saying the...
View ArticleNPA declares war on extortion of truck drivers, sets up committee
As part of renewed efforts to stop growing extortions by some government officials on truck drivers, the management of Western Ports, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has set up a standing intervention...
View ArticlePlanned return of sacked FG’s agencies worry clearing agents
Stories by STAN OKENWA Anxiety has gripped Clearing Agents’ operating at the nation’s seaports over speculations that some sacked government agencies are planning to return to the ports. Daily Champion...
View ArticleOnly synergy between clearing agents, FG agencies can boost port earnings
Given the fact that the economy is seriously looking for a credible substitute for oil as the major export revenue earner, experts believe that ports can serve as viable alternative for the Federal...
View ArticleNCS seeks review of CEMA Act,stoppage of waivers for Dangote, others
As part of his strategic reforms to meet his N1trn revenue target for 2016, feelers are rife that the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), have started moves...
View ArticleIkeja Customs Command impounds frozen poultry products, timber
…As Western Command nabs 48 bales of cannabis from Ghana Stories by STAN OKENWA The federal Operations Unit (FOU), Ikeja Customs Command, Zone ‘A’ has arrested two consignments of banned frozen poultry...
View ArticleCustoms partners Police on anti smuggling operation
The Controller, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, of Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Umar Mohammed Dahiru, has received strong reassurances of operational, intelligence and other...
View ArticleTinCan Customs smokes out arms, ammunitions from USA container
STAN OKENWA Eagle-eyed operatives of the TinCan Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Lagos, has intercepted arms and ammunitions, allegedly imported into Nigeria from the United States...
View ArticleDanbatta, GSMA in begin strategic move to grow Mobile networks
STAN OKENWA Global System of Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), the umbrella body for all Mobile operators, Equipment manufacturers, Vendors among others recently opened talks with the Nigerian...
View ArticleFinally, Ali releases guidelines on auction of seized goods
STAN OKENWA As part of efforts to reduce the increasing cases of fraudsters’ using online platforms in posing like Customs officers to defraud Nigerians wishing to buy seized and auctioned goods, the...
View ArticleIGP orders tight security nationwide
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has directed Zonal Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGs) and police commissioners in states to beef up security to ensure a peaceful and...
View ArticleFOU Zone ‘A’ Ikeja makes 268 seizures, 34 arrests in 2 weeks
The redesigned templates to fight smuggling in view of its devastating effect on the nation’s economy by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Ikeja, have started yielding results. Otherwise, in less than...
View ArticleCustoms, smugglers’ dirty deals scuttle targets of rice imports – Ali
Stories by STAN OKENWA The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has given more insights into the rationale behind its decision to ban importation of rice through land borders. In an interview with the...
View ArticleCustoms FOU Ikeja impounds N572m contraband
STAN OKENWA The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ of the Nigerian Customs Service ( NCS), Ikeja, has raised standard of its anti-smuggling operations with the interception of various contraband ranging...
View ArticleMulti-stakeholder strategy good for fighting piracy—Dakuku
…As NIMASA seals partnership deal with Singaporean MPA The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has called for multi-stakeholder...
View ArticleNSC solicits FRSC’s partnership on operation of truck transit parks
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has called for collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to achieve smooth operation of its truck transit park project. The Executive Secretary of the...
View ArticleCustoms, Navy team battle midstream discharge of cargoes
As part of renewed efforts at ending the recent economic sabotage in form of midstream vessel discharges by some major companies at Snake Island towards the end of 2015, which was later discovered by...
View ArticleMaritime: Stakeholders task Buhari on revamping of economy
…Review CBN’s forex allocation policy Barely one year after Muhammadu Buhari, was sworn-in as Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigerians and the international community continued...
View ArticleTerminal operators, midstream vessels discharge and the economy
There has been a serious rise in confirmed cases of midstream vessel discharge especially in terminals whose terms of references do not cover the act. Senior Correspondent, STAN OKENWA takes a critical...
View ArticleSMEs need alternative energy to boost employment — Ppilla
Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) require alternative power supply to boost employment and economic growth as Nigeria moves towards addressing its power deficit, the Chief Executive Officer of...
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