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July 28, 2026 No Responses

PTML Customs Unveils Electronic Cargo Tracking System

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Port & Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the deployment of the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS), with a stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop aimed at preparing industry operators for the...

July 26, 2026 No Responses

Lekki Port Hosts NDLEA Chairman, Strengthens Collaboration

By ebosele@hotmail.com Lekki Port host the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), on a familiarisation visit aimed at strengthening collaboration.City Business News reports that the ND...

July 25, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria’s $2b Renewable Energy Investment Yields Only 76,000 Jobs, REA Flags Local Capacity Gap

Dr. Abba Aliyu, Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has disclosed that Nigeria’s renewable energy workforce participation remains significantly low, with the sector generating only about 70,000 jobs despite attracting over $2 billion...

July 25, 2026 No Responses

NUC Grants Operational Licence To Maria Assumpta University, Owerri

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri has achieved a major milestone with the official issuance of an operational licence for Maria Assumpta University, Owerri, by the National Universities Commission (NUC).City Business News reports that t...

July 22, 2026 No Responses

TransQuest Symposium To Drive Dialogue On Nigeria’s Blue Economy Future

Leading figures in Nigeria’s maritime, Customs and transport sectors will converge in Lagos on Saturday, July 25, 2026, for the TransQuest Anniversary Transport Development Symposium and Awards, where stakeholders will examine strategies for accelerating...

July 20, 2026 No Responses

Alake, NIMC DG Explore Digital Identity Integration To Strengthen Mining Sector Reforms

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has met with the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Dr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, to explore how digital identity can support the Federal Government’s ongoing r...

July 15, 2026 No Responses

INEC, NIMC Forge Digital Alliance to Boost Credible Elections

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) following the signing of th...

July 7, 2026 No Responses

NAMA Warns Against Tariff Cut, Seeks Support For Local Auto Industry

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association (NAMA) has called on the Federal Government to complement its 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures with a comprehensive industrial support framework, warning that rapid tariff liberalisation witho...

July 6, 2026 No Responses

My Farewell From UBA, By Tony Elumelu

Why create an institution? To ensure that an institution can live long, grow ever stronger and deliver a vision.I have never been able to look at Africa and see only borders. Where many see fifty-four separate markets, I saw one...

July 5, 2026 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss: Renewed Hope Agenda Driving Port Reforms, Greater Value For Shippers

The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. Akutah Pius, MON, has said that the Council’s ongoing reforms in the maritime sector are firmly aligned with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahme...

July 5, 2026 No Responses

Customs, UBA Deepen Trade Facilitation Partnership

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to advance trade facilitation and support key digital transformation initiatives, following a high-level meeting at the Servi...

July 2, 2026 No Responses

NADDC Boss Meets Finance Minister On Incentives For Auto, EV Industry

The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Otunba Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, on Tuesday, 1st July 2026, ...

June 29, 2026 No Responses

NRC Suspends Kajola–Apapa Passenger Train Service

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the temporary suspension of its Kajola–Apapa (BAT) Passenger Train Service for three weeks to allow for scheduled maintenance of its locomotives and coaches.According to the Corporation, the suspension wil...

June 19, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Extends Adeniyi’s Tenure As Customs Boss

By ebosele@hotmail.com President Bola Tinubu has approved a final six-month extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, to enable him consolidate ongoing reforms and ensure a smooth leadership trans...