By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has championed an Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) program to enhance the efficiency and predictability of trade facilitation efforts in the country. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi MFR, during a stakeholders Meeting on Tuesday, 19 March 2024, in Abuja, said the program would foster collaboration…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In my previous four articles about Mmaku Catholic Centre, I highlighted with nostalgia, the boom days of MCC and the circumstances that led to its fall. I also made a clarion call for its revival, and my conviction for a persistent call of MCC revival is obviously fueled by the following…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In the concluding part of this Exclusive interview with Fr Innocent Udeafor, the Catholic clergy assures there is hope for revival of MCC, but charges Mmaku people to move fast in saving the project in their community before it becomes too late to do so. He also touches on the impasse…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In continuation of our expository series on Mmaku Catholic Centre, the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of PlatformReporters.com, Sylvanus Offorka Obasi engaged the builder of MCC, Rev Fr Innocent Udeafor in a no-hold-barred exclusive interview where he grilled the clergyman on critical issues bothering on conception, construction, completion and eventual handover of MCC…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In his best selling book, “The 48 Laws of Power”, the author, Robert Greene postulated the 19th Law of Power as follows: “Know Who You Are Dealing With – Do Not Offend the Wrong Person”. And in his summary point on that 19th Law, Greene warned thus: ” There are many…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Ask any young Mmaku person, ‘who is the richest person in Mmaku’? He or she will be quick to mention names like Igwe Ogilishi Igbo, Emmanuel Okeke, Bob Andeh and the likes based on their current financial activities and displays in Mmaku. You don’t blame them. Afterall, the definition of the…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The newly appointed Customs Area Controller (CAC), Kebbi Command, Comptroller Iheanacho Ernest Ojike has on Friday reopened Kamba Border for international trade as directed by the Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR. Speaking shortly after reopening the border, in the midst of district head of Kamba, Alh. Mamuda Fana,…
As part of a stirring demonstration of solidarity and empathy, Mrs. Kikelomo Adewale Adeniyi, wife of the Comptroller-General of Customs and National President of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), orchestrated an impactful initiative aimed at alleviating the challenges faced by Customs Officers’ Wives in Karu Customs Barracks, Abuja, on Tuesday, 12 March 2024. Addressing…
… Declares Open 2024 Edition Of Exercise ‘Haske Biyu’ At AFCSC Jaji By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In a momentous event held at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, graced the Opening Ceremony of Exercise Haske Biyu 2024 as a Special Guest of Honour. The opening ceremony,…
…Commissions Technology Village, Phase 1 Housing Units By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In a collaborative effort to enhance the well-being of Nigeria Customs Service personnel, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has joined forces with the Nasarawa State Government Housing Commission in providing low cost houses for men of the service. During the commissioning…
