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August 13, 2026 No Responses

Arms Smuggling : Customs Harps On Intelligence-Led Border Security

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday called for intelligence-led border security, stronger inter-agency collaboration and the deployment of modern surveillance technology to curb the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons across Nigeria’s borders.City Business News reports that...

August 12, 2026 No Responses

NADDC, National CNG Forum Explore Collaboration

By ebosele@hotmail.com The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) on Wednesday received a delegation from the National CNG Forum (NCNG-F) to explore opportunities for collaboration aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas (...

August 11, 2026 No Responses

NADDC, NYSC Flag Off CNG Retrofitting Training For Corps Members

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has flagged off a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Retrofitting Training Programme for 300 Corps Members, aimed at equipping young Nigeri...

August 5, 2026 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Eric Nwafor- HOD, Research & Design, National Automotive Design & Devt, Council (NADDC) Mrs. Joke Onireti, Director, Industrial Infrastructure NADDC; Chief Anselm Ilekuba, Chairman/CEO CedricMasters Group & Chairman, Automotive Local Component...

August 3, 2026 No Responses

FRSC Canvasses Support For Tinubu’s CNG, EV Initiatives

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has expressed strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Electric Vehicles (EVs), describing it as a transformative program...

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 a...

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...