By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Area Command has commenced an investigation into an incident in a viral video where some officers attached to the command were seen maltreating some member of the public. In a press statement issued on Monday, the Command expressed deepest empathy for the affected public members and…
By Sylvanus OBASI In an efforts to promote professionalism and recognise exceptional service, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, on Friday, hosted the CGC Excellence Awards Night in Abuja. The annual event celebrated Customs officers who excelled in their duties, ranging from revenue generation and trade facilitation to anti-smuggling operations. The ceremony, held in…
By Sylvanus OBASI The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has set up an investigation panel to ascertain the real cause of the accident, the total number of passengers onboard, and the owner of the craft, this is even as the top management team of NIWA led and coordinated the rescue operations as well as making …
By Sylvanus OBASI The Apapa Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service and it’s Area Controller has been honoured with three awards for Revenue Collection and an Award of Excellence for its Outstanding Feats, even as Comptroller Babatunde Olomu was celebrated by colleagues, friends and stakeholders as he stood out as the star of the…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Onne Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has received an Award and Certificate of Excellence for being the Best in Anti-Smuggling by saving a lot of lives from destruction through the interception of arms, ammunition and drugs. The award was presented to the command during the just concluded CGC’s Award Night…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Area Controller, Tin-can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, mni has been honoured with two Awards and two Certificates of Excellence at the just concluded CGC Award Ceremony held last Friday in Abuja. Comptroller Dera Nnadi, mni was celebrated by colleagues and stakeholders at the Award…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC has urged the Tin-can Island Container Terminal, TICT Limited to stop delivery charges on all export cargoes. The council urged TICT to ensure that tariff nomenclature (delivery charges) on their export transition invoices be permanently expunged. This follows a complaint received from Harlink Investment Limited against TICT….
By Sylvanus OBASI The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has declared that innovative financing models will serve as a catalyst for achieving sustainable development in the African Maritime industry. Mobereola, who stated this while speaking at the 7th Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) conference in…
By Sylvanus OBASI Former Acting National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Dr. Kayode Farinto has identified concealment of information as one of the stumbling blocks to the successful implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA in Nigeria. Farinto who stated this in a paper titled, “AfCFTA: Dismantling Trade…
By Sylvanus OBASI Following the recent seizure of petroleum products by operatives of Operation Whirlwind in the Adamawa-Taraba region, Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has authorised the sale of the seized PMS to Yola residents in Adamawa State at a subsidised rate, with proceeds remitted to the Federation Account. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday in…
