By Femi Anamelechi The World Bank has confirmed that Anambra State did not express interest to participate in its 2024 HOPE-Governance Program, contrary to media reports alleging that the State was denied the World Bank loan facility due to poor performance benchmarks.According to the World Bank, in its Implementation Status & Results Report on Nigeria…
By Femi Anamelechi In a strategic bid aimed at enhancing key stakeholders engagement, the Acting Customs Area Controller of Ondo/Ekiti Area Command, Deputy Comptroller (DC) Patience Ita, has intensified efforts to strengthen security collaboration and intelligence sharing by embarking on courtesy visits to traditional rulers and heads of security agencies across Ondo and Ekiti States.This…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has drawn attention to a fraudulent scheme orchestrated by criminal elements and scammers targeting unsuspecting members of the public.The fraudsters have been found using the names of top NDLEA officials, most notably the Secretary to the Agency, Barrister Shadrach Haruna, to issue fake private letters…
By Cosmas Okereafor Stakeholders in the aviation industry and members of the public have continued to commend the integrity and honesty of Mr Ibrahim Bala Zakari for returning USD 730 found in a British Airways AircraftZakari, a cabin cleaner, while cleaning British Airways Aircraft, Flight BA8382,that landed in Abuja from London recovered a purse from…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) Command announced the command’s best half-year performance to date. With the generation of ₦408.87 billion from January to June 2026, and. The command also generated its highest monthly collection of ₦87.10 billion in June, 2026.This was discussed by the Customs Area Controller…
By Femi Anamelechi In a massive blow to transnational drug trafficking networks, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has formally taken custody of a staggering 6,778.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis, recently intercepted during a joint examination of two containers by NDLEA operatives, men of the Nigeria Customs Service and other security…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, made a landmarks seizure unregistered of pharmaceuticals intercepted at the Apapa Area Command to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Speaking to press men at the handing over off…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, on Tuesday received in audience Miss World Nigeria, Queen Tamunosoye Karibi-George, and her entourage in Abuja, where he pledged the Ministry’s support towards her participation at the forthcoming Miss World Pageant in Vietnam.Leading the delegation, Team Lead, Prince Iwefa Aganaba, expressed…
By Cosmas Okereafor West Africa’s largest airline and Nigeria’s premier carrier, Air Peace, has successfully concluded its second humanitarian evacuation mission from South Africa, safely airlifting 271 stranded Nigerian nationals back home in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria.The evacuation flight, operated with the airline’s flagship Boeing 777-200 wide-body aircraft, departed Johannesburg and arrived…
By Cosmas Okereafor West Africa’s foremost ground handling service provider, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance), has announced further consolidation of its dominance in the ground handling segment of Aviation industry with the extension of its contract with Qatar Airways, Saudia Airlines and ASKY.The company also signed a fresh contract with new entrant…
