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July 25, 2025 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 4,119 Bags Of Rice At Seme Border

Between July 1 and 19th, 2025, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, intercepted five trucks carrying 2,800 bags of 50kg foreign rice, with a Duty Paid Value of ₦919.5 million.The command also impounded 1,319 additional bags of rice,...

July 24, 2025 No Responses

FG Inaugurates NADDC Governing Board

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, on Wednesday inaugurated the Governing Board of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.The inauguration was presided over by Senator John Owan Eno...

July 24, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Congratulates Oniru Of Iru At 55

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Oniru of Iru Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, on his 55th birthday on July 24, 2025.The President joins family, friends and well-wishers in celebrating the traditional ruler,...

July 22, 2025 No Responses

NCS To Scrap 7% Surcharge, Others, Finetunes B’odogwu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday in Lagos announced plans by the Federal Government to reduce cost of importation with the scrapping of 7 percent surcharge and 1 percent Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme (CISS).According to theComptroller Gene...

July 21, 2025 No Responses

SON Lauds Tinubu For Appointing Inuwa As Governing Council Chairman

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has commended the Federal government over the appointment of Yahuza Ado Inuwa as Chairman, Governing Council of the Organisation. In a statement by the Management of SON, the Standards Body applauded the decision of....

July 20, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Reiterates Commitment To Development Of Niger Delta

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Commission to the holistic development of the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku stated this when he hosted a delegation from the Isoko...

July 20, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Seeks Support Against Naira Abuse

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on critical stakeholders in the anti-graft war to join hands with the Commission in tackling the menace of naira abuse in the country. He appealed...

July 19, 2025 No Responses

Customs, SON, NADDC, NAMA Set For 2025 Nigeria’s Auto Summit

Regulatory agencies have reaffirmed their readiness for the upcoming 2025 Nigerian Auto Industry Summit (NAISU), being organised by the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) in conjunction with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADD...

July 19, 2025 No Responses

Customs FOU ‘A’ Intercepts N1.78b Contrabands

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’, Lagos in collaboration with Operation Whirlwind on Friday disclosed that it has intercepted contrabands valued at N1.7billion. Briefing Journalists, the Comptr...

July 18, 2025 No Responses

NIMC Registers 122m Nigerians

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has registered over 122 million Nigerians in the National Identity Database (NID). Speaking on Thursday in Lagos at the opening of a two-day workshop with members of the Guild of Corporate Onli...

July 18, 2025 No Responses

FG Suspends Recruitment Into Paramilitary Agencies

The Federal Government has suspended its recruitment process into its paramilitary agencies such as the Nigeria Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and Nigerian Correctional Service. In a statement dated July 16...

July 17, 2025 No Responses

Customs FOU A Intercepts $20,000, CFA10,000

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has recorded a significant breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to combat the movement of illicit financial flows within the country. This was disclosed by the Comptroller of the Unit, C...

July 13, 2025 No Responses

Kano Demands New State, 26 More LGAs

Kano State has demanded the creation of an additional state from its current boundaries and the establishment of 26 new local government areas, as part of far-reaching proposals submitted to the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review. The St...

July 12, 2025 No Responses

FG Explains Non-Payment Of Workers’ June Salaries

The Federal Government (FG) through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has attributed the non-payment of some federal civil servants’ June 2025 salaries to technical glitches. In a statement on Friday, the OAGF spokesman, Bawa Mokw...