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August 10, 2026 No Responses

NRS Boss Reacts To $279m Frontier Fund Fraud Allegation

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed online reports alleging his involvement in $279 million fraud linked to the Frontier Exploration Fund, describing the publication as sponsored fake news aimed at...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

Tanzania Pushes For Expanded Dangote Investments Across Key Sectors

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Government of Tanzania has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening economic cooperation with Dangote Group, expressing strong interest in attracting new investments in fertiliser production, energy and industrial infrastructur...

August 9, 2026 No Responses

Customs Celebrates Karu Hospital CMD At 60, Retirement

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has celebrated the 60th birthday and retirement of the Chief Medical Director of the Karu Customs Hospital, Abuja, Comptroller Dr Namang Namdang, with a colourful retirement ceremony and ceremoni...

August 9, 2026 No Responses

Customs Seeks Senate Backing On Trade Laws, Digital Reforms

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has called for legislative reforms to its legal framework to align Nigeria’s customs and trade laws with evolving global practices and provide stronger statutory backing for its ongoing digital...

August 9, 2026 No Responses

SON Sensitises Supermarket Owners On Standards, Consumer Protection

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), South-East Region, has engaged members of the Enugu State Supermarket Owners Association in an interactive sensitisation programme aimed at strengthening standards compliance, protecti...

August 8, 2026 No Responses

CBN, Experts Chart Africa’s Economic Future

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum (AEMF 2026), hosted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Abuja, opened with high-level discussions on the future of Africa’s economy and strategies for strengthening the continent’s re...

August 8, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Hands Over N125m To Land Fraud Victim

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, August 6, 2026, handed over the sum of N125,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty-five Million Naira) to the victim of an alleged land fraud,...

August 8, 2026 No Responses

Prof. Eregie Visits UBTH, Donates Publications To Medical Library

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Professor Idia Nibokun Ize-Iyamu, has received renowned paediatrician, neonatologist and scholar, Professor Charles Osayande Eregie, who paid a court...

August 8, 2026 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Orders Security Agencies To Hunt Festac-Alakija Bridge Vandals

By ebosele@hotmail.com – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed security agencies to identify and prosecute those responsible for the vandalisation of the Festac-Alakija Bridge.Sanwo-Olu condemned the incident, describing vandalism of...

August 7, 2026 No Responses

Customs Intercepts Pump-Action Rifles, Arrests Two Suspects

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 20-foot container loaded with concealed pump-action rifle parts and two 40-foot containers carrying cannabis-infused products hidden among imported goods at the Tin Can Island P...

August 7, 2026 No Responses

SEC Launches Investor Clinic To Tackle Unclaimed Investments, Ease Recovery of Inherited Assets

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified efforts to reduce unclaimed funds and dormant investment assets with the launch of a Probate/Unclaimed Monies Awareness and Investor Clinic aimed at helping beneficiari...

August 7, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Optimistic As NGX Market Capitalisation Hits N160tri

By ebosele@hotmail.com – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed optimism about Nigeria’s economic outlook, saying positive assessments by experts and improving economic indicators demonstrate that the country is on the path to sustained growth a...

August 7, 2026 No Responses

Commonwealth Gold Award Validates Customs Cares Initiative, Says Trade Expert

By ebosele@hotmail.com – A trade expert, Mr. Okey Ibeke, has described the 2026 Commonwealth Gold Award for Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) conferred on the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as a fitting recognition of the impact of its...

August 7, 2026 No Responses

Yusuf Babalola Honoured for Advancing Maritime, Aviation Reporting

In recognition of his remarkable contributions to Nigeria’s maritime media landscape, Senior Correspondent with LEADERSHIP Newspaper, Yusuf Babalola, has been honoured with the Excellence in Maritime Media Reportage Award by TransQuest Magazine.The award...