By Femi Anamelechi A 55 year old drug kingpin Mohammed Ali Abubakar alias Bello Karama and five members of a syndicate operating at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery that they are behind the shipment of illicit…
By Femi Anamelechi The Oyo State Government has dispelled rumours regarding the closure of the Bola Ige International Business Complex, Gbagi, Ibadan on Monday, saying the rumour is unfounded.This was contained in a statement issued and made available to the media on Sunday in Ibadan by the Commissioner for Investment, Trade, Cooperatives, and Industry, Hon….
By Femi Anamelechi The Controller of Nigeria Customs Apapa Port Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu fsi has reiterated that the Command will always be ahead of smugglers by always deploying intelligence with uncompromising enforcement to prevent prohibited items from being brought into the country. Comptroller Olomu said this on Monday, 18 August 2025, when he received…
By Femi Anamelechi NDLEA has secured judgement on two notorious drug kingpins: 37 year old Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and 51 year old Solomon Akpomuai The dare devil drug barrond have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 10 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos.Emami was arrested in Ikeja…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has agreed to collaborate with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on the implementation of the B’Odogwu Unified Customs Management System, a flagship initiative under the Service’s modernization programme in Abuja on August 18, 2025In a joint meeting between the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and…
By Femi Anamelechi As part of strategic efforts to enhance trade facilitations Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified efforts to advance the Federal Government’s trade reform agenda through closer collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the National Single Window (NSW) Secretariat.The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR), on Tuesday 12th August…
By Cosmas Okereafor All things being equal, before the end of this year, 2025, Nigeria will be counted among the countries that successfully hosted an air show. This is if my crystabol is anything to reckon with. The airspace will be agog expectedly, and we cannot wait to witness this global event happening here by…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a strong warning, registering its zero tolerance for illegal and substandard imports as the Agency seized 16 containers laden with prohibited goods valued at ₦10 billion. (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi. Bashir disclosed this at a press briefing in Lagos, at Apapa Area Command, on Monday, 11…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has officially blacklisted Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate or Kwam 1, from flying within its regulatory space for the next six months.The Agency disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing by Michael Achimugu, NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) wishes to formally address the incident that occurred on Monday, 5th August 2025, at the domestic terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The incident involved a notable Nigerian musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (also known as K1 De Ultimate), and a pilot of ValueJet Airlines. Preliminary…
