By Sylvanus OBASI The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has made vital clarifications over a trending video alleging reckless demolition of a mosque at the Nigeria Customs Secondary School, Idiroko. Customs made the clarifications in a press statement it issued on Monday, a copy of which was made available to PLATFORM…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO), has launched a workshop on “Gender Diversity” at the Old Federal Secretariat in Garki, Abuja. The event, which commenced on Monday, 28 October 2024, reaffirmed the commitment of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to create a work…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS said it is aware and currently investigating two separate videos circulating on social media involving one of its officers and clearing agents at Car Park C Terminal under the Tincan Island Port Area Command. The first video captures an incident in which the officer was subjected to…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been awarded the prestigious Golden World Award (GWA) for Crisis Communication by the International Public Relations Association (IPRA). The award, recognising NCS’s outstanding public relations efforts, was presented during a grand ceremony held last Friday in Belgrade, Serbia. Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi received…
By Sylvanu OBASI, Lagos The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened to embark on strike action if the management of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) fails to settle the nine (9) months salary arrears owed its employees, who are bonafide members of the maritime labour group. PLATFORM…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos SIFAX Group has highlighted the strategic role that customers and employees play in the growth and survival of its various businesses, describing both stakeholders as the blood that businesses need to grow. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that this was disclosed as the company celebrated the 2024 annual Customer Service Week with the theme…
The Acting Assistant Director, National Cyber-crime Centre of the Nigerian Police Force, SP Abubakar Smart has urged journalists to be disciplined and mindful of their choice of words online. Smart gave this advice while speaking at a cybercrime workshop organised for journalists by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) on Thursday in Lagos. According…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos With the recent embarrassment faced by journalists hinged on cyberbully, the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) is currently holding a one-day workshop on this social media menace. This comes as part of the Association’s effort in promoting online safety for its members in the course of their duties as journalists…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has felicitated the Honorable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON on his 70th birthday. Writing on his X handle @MobereolaD, the NIMASA DG said, “On this special day, I want to take a moment to wish you a very happy birthday!…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, on Thursday, reaffirmed the Nigeria Customs Service’s unwavering commitment to advancing education by investing additional resources into the Service’s schools nationwide. CGC Adeniyi made this declaration while serving as the Chairman of the occasion during the official launch of the book, Business Geek: Innovative Incubator…
