By Femi Anamelechi An Ajah based businessman, Johnson Uchenna and his wife Rosemary Uchenna were on Monday 4th August 2025 sentenced to a total of 22 and a half years imprisonment by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 in Lagos for dealing in illicit drugs.The couple were first arrested on Friday 13th…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos Industrial Area Command (LIAC), has engaged Stakeholders on transition excise operations into the newly deployed Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), codenamed B’Odogwu.This was disclosed in press statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Juliana Tomo. The sensitization was held virtually at the…
By Cosmas Okereafor The vigilance of the officers of Nigeria Customs Service Murtala Mohammed Area Command, under the leadership of Comptroller Michael Toyin Awe, led to the discovery and interception of a large consignment of birds destined for illegal export to Kuwait, on the the 31st of July, 2025.This remarkable interception was achieved as a…
By Femi Anamelechi President Bolls Ahmed Tinubu has extended the tenure of NCS Comptroller Wale Bashir Adeniyi (MFR) by one year. According to the Presidency, the extension became necessary to enable him; “consolidate ongoing reforms and complete critical initiatives of this administration”, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday July 31, 2025 extended the tenure of the…
By Femi Anamelechi Comptroller Ajibola Odusanya in charge of Lillypond Export Command said the command processed a total of 27, 721 export containers with an increased revenue of $1.586, 0410, 100.25 in first half of of 2025, representing an increase from the $1,165,073,182.37 recorded between January and June 2024. This the Comptroller disclosed is a…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday 29th July 2025, conducted a public auction of forfeited houses which were either acquired through proceeds of drug trafficking or used as instrumentality of committing the crime.The exercise which took place at the Agency’s National Headquarters in Abuja had pre-qualified auctioneers, bidders, representatives…
By Femi Anamelechi The management of Aba Power has declared a renewed and uncompromising commitment to tackling the growing menace of the electricity infrastructure vandalism across its network.Speaking during a strategic briefing with journalists and technical staff in Aba, the Managing Director of Aba Power, Barr. Ugochukwu Opiegbe, decried the rising wave of vandalism, particularly…
ACG Dangaladima Commands Imo/Abia for increased Revenue of ₦19.8B By Femi Anamelechi The Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs (ACG) Sambo Dangaladima, expressed NCS appreciation for the commitment and resilience of officers of the Imo/Abia Area Command. He pointed this out during his maiden official visit to…
The Secretary General of Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Comrade Abdulrasaq Saidu, recently pointed that, there is shortage of manpower in some critical areas in the aviation sector, and therefore called for urgent attention by the authorities concerned to address the imbalance.The doyen of aviation unionism reinstated his earlier stance that aviation is a…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), pursuant to its powers under the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023 and in alignment with government efforts to modernize customs administration, recently issued a circular directing the immediate suspension of the 846 Vehicle Valuation System. This directive further mandates that all vehicles presently on ground in terminals,…
