By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Ogun 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it has made seizures of cannabis sativa otherwise known as Marijuana or Indian helm; used tyres; Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and other smuggled items all valued at N 380.37 million. This is even as it also generated N14.62 million from baggage assessment and…
The Former Director-General of NIMASA, and Lead Partner of TRK Solicitors, Barr Temisan Omatseye will play a fatherly role as Father of the Day for the upcoming 2024 AMSAY Conference slated for May 27 this year. In a press statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by the organisers, Platforms Communications and signed by Mr Sylvanus…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has expressed optimism that the recently launched Pilot Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program in Nigeria is designed to contribute to the broader objectives of the WCO in promoting border security and fostering sustainable economic development globally. CGC Adeniyi made this known…
….Commiserate With Family By Sylvanus OBASI, Katsina The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, has vowed to arrest and prosecute the killers of the late Customs Assistant II, Auwal Haruna in Katsina State. The CGC while on condolence visit to the family of the deceased in Kayawa a community…
By precisely May 24, 2024, it will be exactly 10 years that Platforms Communications was birthed through its flagship programme, MARITIME PLATFORM, a 30 minutes audience-participatory Radio Program that broadcasts maritime news and discusses topical maritime issues on a weekly basis. Since then, Platforms Communications has been on a steady growth pedestal, diversifying into online…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos It was indeed a moment for encomiums and good wishes on Monday at the ultra modern Conference Hall of the Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Command where the outgoing Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba handed over the mantle of leadership of the command to the incoming Dr. Babatunde Olomu as new Customs Area Controller…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos A renowned seafarer and merchant navy captain, Ogunsakin William has added his voice to counter the statement made recently by the Maritime Workers Union Of Nigeria, claiming that Nigerian Seafarers are one of the best paid in the world. In response to the MWUN’s claim, Capt Ogunsakin responded with an article…
…As CGC Adeniyi Appreciates COWA’s Commitments In Enhancing Women’s Welfare By Sylvanus OBASI, Abuja The Wife of the Comptroller-General of Customs and National President of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi recently distributed food items and cash to widows and families of the fallen officers in Abuja. Delivering her opening remarks, Mrs…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in the Central Business District of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has conducted a hearing of one Ibrahim Shu’aibu, a 50-year-old man, for assuming the character of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, among other distinguished personalities in Nigeria, to commit fraudulent activities. PLATFORM REPORTERS…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The saying that “every day is for the thief, one day is for the owner” has caught up with one Abubakar Ibrahim “M”, aged 28 years who has been impersonating and defrauding innocent Nigerians in the name of the Nigeria Customs Service. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that after a period of trailing…
