Customs Strengthens Community Wellness As CGC Commissions Wale Adeniyi Sports Arena At Western Marine Command

Sylvanus Obasi3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

The Controller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed the Nigeria Customs Service’s commitment to personnel welfare and community partnership with the commissioning of the Wale Adeniyi Sports Arena (WASA), a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the Western Marine Command. Addressing officers, community leaders, youth representatives, and other stakeholders at the event, the CGC…

Pipeline Surveillance: Preye Tambou Warns Against Ethnic Politics, Defends Tantita Contract

Sylvanus Obasi3 months ago3 months ago02 mins

A Niger Delta activist, Comrade Preye Tambou, has appealed to ethnic champions and pressure groups in Delta State to reconsider their opposition to the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, warning that ethnic agitation over the deal could undermine national security and ongoing gains in the oil and gas sector. In…

NPA, PEBEC Engage Stakeholders Towards Achieving 7-Day Cargo Dwell Time In Nigerian Ports

Sylvanus Obasi3 months ago3 months ago03 mins

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), recently concluded a three-day high-level stakeholder engagement in Lagos. Titled “Achieving a 7-Day Cargo Dwell Time,” the session brought together the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee (PCEC) under the Business Environment Enhancement Programme Accelerator (BEEPA) framework and hosted by the…

Zonal Coordinator Commends Apapa Customs Command, Charges Officers On Integrity, Trade Facilitation

Sylvanus Obasi3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, on Thursday received the Zonal Coordinator, Zone A, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs (ACG) Mohammed Babandede, on a familiarisation visit during which he commended officers and men of the Command for their exceptional performance in revenue generation, anti-smuggling operations and trade facilitation throughout the year 2025. Addressing officers…

AAAF Launches Free Health Insurance For Ijebu Rural Communities

Sylvanus Obasi3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

…As 60 Indigents Benefit from First Phase Of Scheme The Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation (AAAF), the philanthropic arm of SIFAX Group, in partnership with Ogun North East Local Government, has enrolled 60 residents from ten rural communities in the first phase of a free health insurance scheme aimed at improving access to quality healthcare for…

Customs FOU Intercepts Drugs, Rice, Cars, Other Contraband Worth N3.3bn

Sylvanus Obasi3 months ago3 months ago03 mins

The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested eight suspected smugglers and confiscated contraband items worth over N3.319 billion, officials announced on Tuesday. Speaking at the command warehouse in Ikeja, Customs Area Comptroller, Gambo Aliyu disclosed that the seizures included 6,954 bags of foreign parboiled rice (equivalent to 12…

UN Re‑Elects Felicia Mogo To Prestigious Group Of Experts

Sylvanus Obasi4 months ago3 months ago03 mins

Dr. Felicia Chinwe Mogo, a leading advocate for sustainable development and Nigeria’s blue economy, has been re‑elected to the United Nations Group of Experts on Marine Environment and Socio‑Economics for the 2026–2030 term. PLATFORM REPORTERS learnt that her renomination under the African Group underscores Nigeria’s growing influence in global marine governance and international confidence in…

FG Applauds Customs Reforms, Border Vigilance As Service Surpass Annual Revenue Target

Sylvanus Obasi4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

The Honourable Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, on Monday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to ongoing reforms within the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), describing the Service as a critical institution at the intersection of revenue mobilisation, national security and trade facilitation. The Minister spoke at the Ladi Kwali Hall in Abuja during the…

ARCON Endorses ’20 Days Of Eloquence’ As Ubong Set For Guinness World Record Attempt

Sylvanus Obasi4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has formally endorsed a 20 Days of Eloquence, tagged, ‘Nigeria Speaks to the World‘, a Guinness World Record attempt for the world’s longest continuous public speaking relay by Mr Ubong Essien which is scheduled to hold from April 1 to April 21, 2026. The endorsement follows a formal…

WISTA Nigeria Felicitates FMMBE, NIMASA Over Launch Of CVFF Application Portal

Sylvanus Obasi4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA Nigeria) has felicitated the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over the commissioning and official launch of the Cabotabe Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) Application Portal held last Thursday in Lagos. In a press statement made available to PLATFORM…

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