By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday, performs a groundbreaking ceremony for a 30-bed ultra-modern reference hospital donated by Abdul Samad Rabiu (ASR) Initiative for Africa in Bauchi. Speaking at the event, CGC Adewale Adeniyi expressed profound gratitude to the ASR Initiative for their generous contribution, emphasising the project’s…
The Association of Licensed Maritime Academies of Nigeria (ALMAN) has felicitated Platforms Communications, conveners of the Annual Maritime Students And Youth (AMSAY) Conference. In a goodwill message sent to Mr Sylvanus Obasi, Chief Executive Officer of Platforms Communications ahead of the 8th edition of the AMSAY Conference, the association maintains that maritime education, training and…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, received a customised generator and a bus on behalf of the Service from the Chairman of the Trade Modernization Project (TMP), Saleh Ahmadu, on 5 July 2024, at the Project Management Office domiciled at the Nigeria Customs Service Management Quarters in Abuja. CGC Adeniyi…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, was on Saturday, 6 July 2024, honoured with the “Outstanding Revenue Collection” accolade at the Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS) by His Excellency President Ahmed Bola Tinubu GCFR. The award was bestowed on CGC Adeniyi during a ceremony at the Banquet Hall…
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) is set to host the 17th edition of the International Maritime Seminar for Judges under the distinguished chairmanship of H.E Senator George Akume, KSJI, fnim, Secretary to the Government of…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Port Terminal Multi-services Limited Command of Nigeria Customs Service has collected a total of N152,648,517,532.05 between January and June 2024 which represents 49.7% increase above the N101,981,098,502.07 collected same period of 2023. Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Tenny Daniyan disclosed that the 2024 half year collection is N50,667,419,029.98…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In a bid to conquer the war against the smuggling of petroleum products in Nigeria, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi has reassured his commitment to reinvigorate the existing collaboration between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited to effectively combat the smuggling of…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos As Nigeria continues to harness the potential of its maritime sector, experts have advocated for sustainable practices to ensure the long-term health and productivity of its blue economy. According to various experts who spoke at the sixth edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime (TAAM) Conference held at the University of…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Bashir has sent strong warming to importers of firearms and ammunition into Nigeria that the Nigeria Customs Service under his leadership would not condone any act that threatens the nation’s national security and economic prosperity. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the customs boss issued…
Award Is Motivation To Serve More- Mobereola. Special Adviser to Nigerian President on the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, Dr Jumoke Oduwole this weekend announced the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, as the best Agency of Government in exemplary teamwork, quality service delivery and consistency. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s special adviser on…
