BEARS & BULLS

The nefarious activities of criminals and oil thieves will greatly be reduced thanks to the establishment of more commands by the Nigerian Navy to checkmate this menace. The navy had strategically scattered the commands in and around the nation’s waters …

It is imminent that the harm done by the motor cycle riders since the Governor of Lagos State lifted ban on them has become more than an enigma in the society especially in Lagos; no wonder the Federal Government is …

The rescue of over 25 passengers aboard a boat by officers of the western command of the Nigeria Customs Service around Ojo Alaba waters was a commendable feat. The officers sighted the distressed boat while on morning patrol and quickly …

One of the MMS Hall of Famers, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who is also the House Committee Chairman on Aviation, yesterday handed various economic empowerment items to the people of her constituency in Umunneochi Isuikwuato federal constituency. She is not the …

Some journalists go to events just for their selfish interests and not for information gathering purpose. This is evident in the discussions of some female journalists at an event at Rockview Hotel, yesterday where they were complaining that a particular speaker …

It is worrisome how executives of the Customs Licensed Agents and Freight Forwarders now sit under umbrellas at the Port and Terminal Multi service Limited (PTML) since the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) cleared the containers serving as makeshift offices for …

An organisation that shows true love and positive loyalty to its members is rare in this cutthroat world. Such organisation goes out of its way to carry all its members along especially when things go wrong with any of them. …

Findings have revealed that some Petroleum Tanker Drivers now load up to 50, 000 litres of petroleum products as against the approved 33, 000 litres. Bears gathered that the unscrupulous drivers connive with some devious depot operators to carry out …

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Lagos port Complex (LPC), Apapa, has finally taken correction, having being thumbed down for the extortion by their officers at the gate. Bull thumbs up the Authority under the leadership of Mr. Anas Nasir who …

Joel Nwosu, the former Administrative Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has now been made the Director General (DG) of ANLCA Headquarters. Mr. Nwosu who is popularly known as the Honourable ascended the throne of the …

The traffic gridlock all over Lagos state especially as the rainfall increases is an irony of the popular Lagosians’ chants of ‘Eko o ni Baje‘. The roads have been rendered unmotorable and gridlock has taken over all the roads leaving …

The nefarious activities of online scammers using a supposedly Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) website to dupe the unwary have finally come to an end with the launching of a new website by the service. So many Nigerians have been duped …

The commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as okada riders have resumed their reckless driving since the governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola lifted embargo on the trade recently. It is conspicuous gave them the freedom because of the 2015 …

Bears thumbs down the wanton killing of innocent Nigerians through boat accident. Last week, bears gathered that yet another boat sank and killed four of its passengers. This has become a common phenomenon in recent times; the intervention of Lagos …

The year has suddenly turned around again! It is yet another time for celebration as Segun Oladipupo and Lynda Eze both of the editorial department of Kings Communication, publishers of MMS Plus Weekly and The Tycoon Magazine added another year …

Recently, Bears noted that Radijat Jagun constituted herself a “WILAT! Berlin Wall” at the 2nd Women in Logistics and Transport (WILAT) Day conference in Lagos, by denying media men access to the forum. WILAT has written to explain that she …

Change is the key to success but when you refuse to change, you will remain the same. Talking about change, the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) police have refused to stop extorting money from people entering the port, despite the earlier …

Bull eavesdropped on a discussion between Steve Okonmah the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at the Ports and Terminal Multiservice Ltd (PTML) Command and a female visitor who asked him to always keep his office …

Have you been so hungry and you went to Apapa Customs Command Canteen to eat before? Were you able to relish your food? How did you manage to eat in such an environment? Bears thumb down the shabby and unkempt …

It is disheartening how some people abuse their positions of authority because they think that people should always yield to their whims even when they are wrong. Bears thumbs down an incident last week involving a customs officer on mufti …