Trade Facilitation: CGC Holds Breakfast Meeting With Strategic Stakeholders In Kano

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In a landmark breakfast meeting, the Nigeria Customs Service, led by Comptroller-General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, engaged stakeholders from across the import-export ecosystem aimed at addressing operational challenges and fostering a more efficient trade environment. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the meeting, which was held in Kano on Sunday with stakeholders ranging from…

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SIFAX Group Appoints Agboarumi Executive Director

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. SIFAX Group, one of the leading business conglomerates in Nigeria with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Haulage and Logistics, Financial Services, and Hospitality, has appointed Basil Agboarumi as its new Executive Director, Corporate and Intergovernmental Affairs. Agboarumi recently completed his term as the Managing Director/CEO of the Skyway Aviation…

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NCS Plans Training Of Officers  To Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade, Trafficking 

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In its resolve to end illegal trade and trafficking in wildlife, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is perfecting arrangements to extend capacity building in this area to all officers and men of the service. This is as a team of international partners, including the United States promised assistance, particularly in training…

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SIFAX Terminal Resumes Normal Operations After Disruptions Caused By Fire Incident

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group has resumed normal operations after disruptions caused by fire incident which occurred last weekend at its terminal located at the Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos. Speaking to Platform Reporters on Wednesday morning via the telephone, the Assistant Head of…

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Hungry Nigerians To Besiege Customs Formations Nationwide For Seized Food Items

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Hungry Nigerian Youths are gearing up to besiege customs formations nation-wide in search of seized food items amidst food scarcity and unprecedented increase of food items in the market. Platform Reporters gathered through social media monitoring that following Tuesday announcement by the Nigeria Customs Service that it plans to dispose bags…

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Customs Boss Unveils 2024 Budget, Promises To Boost Staff Welfare

… Projects Exceeding Revenue Goals The Comptroller-General of the Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, presented the Service’s 2024 budget on Monday to the Nigeria Senate Committee on Customs at the National Assembly. The CG, while defending the 2024 budget of 706.43 billion naira, focused attention on consolidating carried-over projects, increasing staff welfare by improving…

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SIFAX Group Consortium To Collaborate FG, LASG On Aviation Development

SIFAX Group and its aviation partner, Changi Airports International from Singapore have opened discussions on strategic collaboration with the Federal Government and Lagos State government to develop the country’s aviation sector. SIFAX Group, through one of its subsidiaries, SAHCO Plc, is already a major player in the aviation ground handling space. However, the consortium is…

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Oyetola, Jamoh, Bello-koko, Others Grace 2024 World Customs Day Celebration In Style

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. January 26 each year, is known as International Customs Day. This is a day set out by World Customs Organisation to celebrate the roles and contributions of customs to global trade facilitation. In Nigeria, the 2024 World Customs Day was well organised by the Nigeria Customs Service under the current Comptroller-General,…

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