By Sylvanus OBASI, Imo The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone “C” has said that it seized contra-bands worth N7,577,259,390.00 between January 25th, 2023 and April 19th, 2024. Outgoing Comptroller Kayode Kolade disclosed this in a farewell message while handing over to his successor and new Comptroller of the Unit, Mr Michael Ugbagu. Kayode…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In a bid to tackle the rampant issue of illicit trafficking and smuggling across borders, the European Union (EU) unveiled a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing law enforcement and trade facilitation at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja on 16 April 2024. The project, titled “Getaway Corridor,” according to EU…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation (AAAF), the philanthropic arm of SIFAX Group, has set a target of awarding a scholarship to 2,000 indigent students across the country in 2024. According to Foluke Ademokun, Executive Coordinator, AAAF, while speaking on the activities of the non-governmental organisation in the first quarter of this…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, had on Tuesday received in audience the NFIU delegation, led by Director General Hafsat Bakari, at the Service’s Headquarters in Abuja. CGC Adeniyi’s meeting with DG Bakari centred around sealing a strong partnership that will enable the two agencies to take measures of enhancing…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday launched the National Single Window initiative, a transformative project that will propel the nation’s economy to new heights. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the initiative aims to modernise the way trade is conducted in the country, even as the Presidency will oversee the steering committee that will drive the reform. The…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been thrown into deep sorrow and state of mourning following the unfortunate death of a Customs Assistant II, Auwal Haruna who was lynched in Katsina state on Wednesday morning. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred at the Gamji Makaho checkpoint in Dankama area…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Knights of St. John International will lead other dignitaries to a golf tournament at the Ikoyi Club 1938, to celebrate the Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Monsignor John Aniagwu, who recently turned 80 years. The Golf Kitty which is an invitational, and comes up on Thursday 18th…
Comptroller Mohammed Sani Yusuf of the Murtala Mohammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday handed over the mantle of leadership to the new Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Michael Toyin Awe. The outgoing CAC Yusuf in his hand over speech, spoke about his experience at the Command over the past one year and…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. In an effort to strengthen the longstanding partnership between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and its counterpart in the Republic of Benin, a high-powered delegation led by the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, embarked on a crucial mission to meet with the Director-General of the Customs Administration…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In this final part of our exclusive interview with the Provost of the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Dr Chuks Onuoha, he reveals how increase in foreign exchange rate, increase in customs tariffs as well as other administrative bottlenecks in cargo clearance inflated the cost of the Class A…
