Aba Power Electric, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution company (DisCo), has started to lose about 50MW daily from 9 am to 5 pm as a result of the ongoing scheduled one-week maintenance of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) facilities in Abia State, it has been learnt from industry sources.But the DisCo says it is doing…
The Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency, Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi, CON has assured the people of South East of the commitment of the Renewed Hope administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR to the transformation of the transportation infrastructure in the South East like every other Geo-Political Zone of the country. He gave…
Newly sworn in President of the United States of America Donald Trump is set to deport 3,690 Nigerians considered to be residing in the country illegally.The (ICE) said it has identified 3,690 Nigerians among the 1.4 million “illegal migrants” with deportation orders.A document obtained from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) showed that the immigrants…
Following the recent elevation of some officers of the Nigeria Customs Service , there has been a major reshufflement of the Public Relations Officers at various commands across the country. Some of the public relations officers of the customs were recently elevated from Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC) to the rank of Assistant Comptroller (AC)….
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) reaffirmed its commitment to combating financial crimes at a high level workshop on money laundering, held at the EFCC Academy. The workshop, which brought together key security agencies, focused on strengthening strategies for detecting and preventing illicit financial activities. Participants included representatives from the NCS, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU),…
By Femi Anamelechi The Zonal Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Zone ‘A’, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG), Charles Orbih, has urged Customs officers in the zone to live up to the objectives of the 2025 World Customs Organisation (WCO) theme for International Customs Day (ICD), “Customs Delivering on its Commitment to Efficiency,…
As part of the renewed fight against financial impropriety the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Ahmed Kuru and four others for allegedly defrauding Arik Airline of N76 billion and another $31.5 million. The other four defendants are a former Receiver Manager…
As Aba Power, Nigeria’s 12 electricity distribution company (DisCo), today marks its 31 days of providing power without interruption to nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State in the Aba Ringfence, its Managing Director has congratulated the staff on the achievement but with a warning not rest on their laurels. “You have…
The Pan Nigeria Social cultural and political interest group Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has raised serious allegations against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its governor, Olayemi Cardoso, claiming that the apex bank has secretly recruited over 400 new staff members to replace more than 1,000 employees who reportedly resigned voluntarily. The youth group…
Retired General Williams has suggested that the NIA and DSS should be disbanded due to their failure to effectively identify and monitor the sponsors of terrorism. He said, “if the National Intelligence Agency, the Defence Intelligence Agency, and the Department of State Services cannot find where the Boko Haram terrorists are getting money from, the…
