By Femi Anamelechi The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has been honoured with the Sun Newspaper Public Service Award, recognising his leadership and contributions to national development. The event, which was held in Lagos on Saturday, March 1, 2025, was attended by dignitaries such as Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, Minister…
By Feemi Anamelechi The 2025 Comptrollers Retreat of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) wrapped up on Friday, 21 February 2025, with a strong emphasis on discipline, leadership, and professional conduct—a message delivered with passion by Comptroller Haniel Hadison, the newly promoted Comptroller in charge of Special Duties at the Service’s Headquarters.The retreat, which started on…
Following recent news reports that one of the country’s leading breweries has obtained a licence for captive electricity plants in three cities where it has production operations, three Nigerian engineering consultants have publicly advised the Nigerian Breweries Plc against building such a plant in Aba, Abia State. “It is understandable if the company has such…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) brought together key stakeholders from the military, paramilitary, and financial sectors for a high-level roundtable at its Corporate Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. The engagement focused on corporate governance, financial autonomy, and strategies for improving the efficiency of government-owned enterprises. In his address, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, underscored…
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has expressed hearty felicitations to Sir Emeka Offor, a foremost Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist, on the occasion of his birthday. In his goodwill message, Soludo commended Sir Offor’s on his journey from humble beginnings in Oraifite to becoming one of Nigeria’s most successful entrepreneurs, epitomising…
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),…
