By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its efforts to combat fuel smuggling with the deployment of newly inducted officers to Operation Whirlwind, a tactical unit launched in May 2024 to check the illegal movement of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across Nigeria’s borders.The induction ceremony, held on 3 June 2025, in Abuja,…
By Femi Anamelechi The decadent spate of Yahoo- Yahoo (internet fraud ) amongst many of our students in higher institutions of learning in the country is becoming very worrisome. There’s no gain saying that many parents are often accomplices to this malfeasance and have failed in their responsibilities. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has dismissed…
By Femi Anamelechi The attention of Anambra State Government has been drawn to a malicious and deliberately fabricated online publication and social media comments making spurious claims that the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, consulted a native doctor regarding his reelection prospects. The State Government hereby debunks the allegations as totally…
By Femi Anamelechi Abdulrasheed Bawa, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said Fuel subsidy in Nigeria is fraudulent. Bawa pointed this out in a groundbreaking new book titled :‘The Shadow of Loot & Losses: Uncovering Nigeria’s Petroleum Subsidy Fraud’. This powerful exposé provides the most authoritative account yet of Nigeria’s…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’, has pledged to sustain its fight against smuggling and economic sabotage, following a series of seizures valued at over ₦1.28 billion within two weeks. The Comptroller of the Unit, Mohammed Shuaibu, made this declaration during a press briefing held at the…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Public Relations officer of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) ACC, Dr. Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada (Ph.D) has refuted a video currently circulating on social media, which captures a tragic shooting incident involving some operatives of the Service. He stated this in a public release signed by him on 3rd June 2025 in…
By Femi Anamelechi In a dynamic and strategic bid geared towards enhancement of border surveillance and combat cross-border crimes, the Nigeria Customs Service has launched a first-of-its-kind training on geospatial intelligence, in partnership with the World Customs Organization and the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The week-long programme, which began on June 2, 2025, at the…
By Femi Anamelechi The Enugu State Regulatory Commission (EERC), has issued an instruction to MainPower Electricity Distribution Company, formerly Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, to refund over 20,000 estimated customers over “wrongful billing” by the company. This was contained in a public notice issued by EERC on Monday where the Commission said that its order…
A new era of energy production has dawned in Nigeria as the ANOH Gas Processing Plant, located in Assah, Imo State, officially emerges as the largest gas facility in the country. The state-of-the-art plant is now producing an impressive 850 million standard cubic feet (MMSCF) of gas per day, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s…
By Christian ABURIME In a powerful address delivered at the groundbreaking event for the Ethics, AI, and Higher Education Strategy Team (EAISTRAP), Anambra State Governor Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo urged a pivotal shift towards intentional transformational leadership, anchored in principles of integrity, fairness, and transparency. This pressing call for change serves as a clarion call…
