As part of a stirring demonstration of solidarity and empathy, Mrs. Kikelomo Adewale Adeniyi, wife of the Comptroller-General of Customs and National President of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), orchestrated an impactful initiative aimed at alleviating the challenges faced by Customs Officers’ Wives in Karu Customs Barracks, Abuja, on Tuesday, 12 March 2024. Addressing…
…Commissions Technology Village, Phase 1 Housing Units By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In a collaborative effort to enhance the well-being of Nigeria Customs Service personnel, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has joined forces with the Nasarawa State Government Housing Commission in providing low cost houses for men of the service. During the commissioning…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In continuation with his strategic stakeholders engagement, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi recently visited the former President Muhammadu Buhari and his Royal Highness, the Emir of Daura, Dr. Farouk Umar Farouk. Platform Reporters gathered that Adeniyi’s first port of call was the Daura residence of…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In a symbolic gesture of respect and commitment to fostering positive relations, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, recently paid homage to the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, at his Palace in Kano. During the visit, CGC Adeniyi reiterated the importance of strengthening the bond between…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has reiterated Customs’ commitment towards ensuring national food security. The customs boss stated this while addressing newsmen after he paid a visit to the Kano/Jigawa Command on Friday where he addressed officers and men shortly after receiving a ceremonial quarter…
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…
By Monica Uzenwoke In furtherance to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria has donated a fishing boat to the women of Osoroko community in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. This is even as the association also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the community in a bid to support…
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…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, had a collaborative meeting with the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Monday at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Corporate Headquarters to promote security and forge strong working relations. The CGC, while speaking, noted that the primary objective of the collaboration is to…
The Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) at its Quarterly Meeting at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday 25th January, 2024 unanimously elected Mr. Bolaji SUNMOLA as its Chairman to replace Otunba Kunle Folarin who passed on to glory on November 8, 2022, on a motion by Mr. A.O. Vincent of Maritime Researchers and…
