By Femi Anamelechi Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, has officially resumed duty at FOU ZONE ‘A’ following the redeployment of his predecessor, Comptroller Kola Oladeji, to the Service’s headquarters. According to a press release issued by the Unit’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs Hussaini Abdullahi, Comptroller Shuaibu becomes the 28th officer to head FOU Zone…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded an improved achievement in revenue collection for the first quarter of 2025, with a total of ₦1.75 trillion collected. This represents a significant 29.96% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during a press briefing at…
By Femi Anamelechi Assistant Comptr. Oyindolapo. A Oladepo who was representative of the CGC of Nigeria Custom Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR) and stakeholders, comprising port service providers and users, have identified some of the impediments and challenges of 24 hours ports operations in Nigeria. Assistant Compt, Oyindolapo Oladepo stated that NCS has deployed the…
By Femi Anamelechi Murtala Muhammed Area Command (MMAC), recorded a revenue growth of #45.77 billion representing 0.61% in the first quarter of 2025, the increase in revenue generation reflects a significant increase when compared to the same period in 2024. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Micheal Awe pointed this out during a press briefing…
By Femi Anamelechi Nigerians are presently lamenting over the spiraling increase in the cost of food items in the country as cost of living crisis deepened in March 2025 the food inflation spiked to 21.79% year-on-year. The recent report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has Shown that NBS in the report pointed out…
By Femi Anamelechi Compt. EJ Edelduok, the Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) of the Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command, has disclosed that the command realized an increased revenue generation of Thirty-Eight Billion, One Hundred and Five Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty-Seven Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifteen Naira (N38,022,972,592.00) only within the first quarter of 2025.The CAC made…
By Femi Anamelechi A doyen of the Banking industry and founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc, Mr. Pascal Dozie has fallen to the cold hands of Death at the age of 85 years. Paschal Dozie, a distinguished industrialist and Frontline banker in Nigeria was the founder of Diamond Bank. Dozie, who was the former…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is pleased to announce the successful issuance of the first Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) under the B’Odogwu (Unified Customs Management System), marking a significant milestone in the Service’s commitment to technology-driven trade reforms. This achievement follows the recent strategic engagement between the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale…
By Femi Anamelechi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has continued to look for more effective and proactive ways in its determination to fight cyber criminals in Nigeria. It is in line with this desire that the anti crime Agency and the French government have signed a strategic collaboration to further encourage and support…
From Marcel Duru South Africa based Socio – Political scientist, Dr. Aaron Bisibi has said that On January 6, 1971, just 1 year after the end of the devastating Nigerian Civil War, the Nigerian government enacted a decree that would etch a painful chapter into the history of the Igbo people. Speaking recently, he stated…
