By Sam Idiagbonya Muazu Sambo I’m not one given to sycophancy or vain praise, but in the last few months, working for and walking with the highly revered Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has expanded my worldview on certain life issues and …

Comrade Bob Yousou Comrade Bob Yousou is the National President of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA). In this exclusive interview with BABAJIDE OKEOWO, he proffered suggestions on how Nigeria can maximize the potential of …

Taraba State governor Agbu Kefas Taraba State governor Agbu Kefas has promised enhanced border surveillance to stem insecurity in the north-eastern region of Nigeria while reiterating the commitment of his administration to synergize with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to …

The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria, APFFLON has expressed optimism that the emergence of Mr. Emenike Nwokeoji as National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA will reposition the association as the …

Railway transportation fetched Nigeria N1.10 billion in the second quarter of 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics’ latest report on ‘Rail Transportation Data (Q2 2023)’ has shown. According to the report, in the period under review, 474,117 passengers …

Sesame Data from the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has shown that there is an untapped estimated $170m Sesame seed market globally and with Nigerian Sesame seed in high demand globally, it is a major export market. Nigeria produces over …

 The Ag. Comptroller General, Adewale Adeniyi  has made new  appointments and redeployment within the service to ensure operational efficiency in line with  the statutory retirement of some management members of Nigeria Customs Service(NCS). Consequently, Comptrollers Florence Nanu Ogar-Modey and Queen Ogbudu have been appointed …

Ag. CAC, FOU Zone A, Ikeja, Lagos, DC Hussein Ejibunu displaying seized items to the media, last week There are indications that there is a growing re-commitment and dedication to duty especially anti-smuggling enforcement among the men and officers of …

Moses Fadipe The Coordinator of the Ports Standing Task Team (PSTT) Moses Fadipe has decried the corruption, and lack of transparency in Nigerian ports and the rivalries amongst maritime agencies which have led to a myriad of challenges in the …

President Tinubu To save 20,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry, President Bola Tinubu has been asked to preserve the oil infrastructure protection contract awarded to Ocean Marine Security. Traditional rulers and community leaders in several Niger Delta communities …

The manufacturing sector has sustained its lead position in contribution to Nigeria’s tax revenue in the first half of 2023 (H1’23) with a remittance of N606.7 billion. The tax remitted by the sector represented 17.4 percent of the total Federal …

Yakubu Yuguda The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) depending on a World Bank report, has stated that based on the current level of public spending on infrastructure which is regarded as one of the lowest globally, it would take approximately …

From left: Mr. Benson Ojumah, Director, Research, Planning & Development; Mrs Chinyere Uromta, Ag. Registrar/CEO;Mr. Ikima, Deputy Director, Finance and Accounts; Mrs. Agnes Adeshiyan, Deputy Director, Administration and Human Resources, all of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding …

Minister for Marine & Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola (Middle) Managing Director/CEO Nigerian Ports Authority Mohammed Bello Koko (2nd from left), Executive Director Lekki Deep Seaport Adesuwa Ladoja (2nd from right) and Chief Operating Officer Lekki Deep Seaport Laurence …

Nigerian foreign exchange earnings grew in the first six months of 2023 as the foreign trade surplus rose to N2.22tn. This was as the country sought new avenues to increase its foreign exchange earnings. According to new data from the …

Activities of private businesses dipped midway through the third quarter of the year as rising prices weakened demand, according to the Stanbic IBTC Purchasing Managers Index report for August. According to the report, input costs and output charges increased to …

The acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has ordered the deactivation of some banks over their failure to remit duties collected. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the National Public Relations Officer of …

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it had intercepted 103 sacks containing 8,240 loaves of cannabis sativa and 23, 000 capsules of Tramadol 100 mg each along Ibeju-Lekki waterways. In a statement on Thursday by the …

Nigeria’s crude oil refining capacity has further reduced to just 6,000 barrels per day, according to data obtained from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. In its latest Annual Statistical Bulletin 2023, obtained by media, OPEC said the country’s …

Oil worker The Federal Government, last year, lost the sum of N3.3tn gas revenue last year, as a result of drop in export due to low production, according to data obtained from a global professional body for the energy sector, …