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January 27, 2026 No Responses

FG Commends Customs As Revenue Hits N7.2trn Milestone

The Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, on Monday, 26 January 2026, 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,...

January 27, 2026 No Responses

SIFAX Marine Targets Asset-Led Growth In Offshore, Oil, Gas

SIFAX Marine Services Limited has announced a far-reaching expansion strategy for 2026 aimed at driving asset-led growth and repositioning the company as a stronger player in Nigeria’s offshore and oil and gas marine services market.The Executive Director of...

January 26, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Arrives in Ankara, Turkiye

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Ankara, the capital of the Republic of Turkiye, on a State Visit.His plane touched down at precisely 9.03 pm local time.He was received at Ankara Esenboğa Airport by a Turkish government delegation led...

January 26, 2026 No Responses

Customs Deepens Digital Modernisation Drive, Trade Facilitation

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reinforced its commitment to digital modernisation as a catalyst for trade facilitation and economic growth, following the conclusion of a two-day high-level management workshop focused on re...

January 26, 2026 No Responses

Shell Targets $20b Investment In Nigeria, Expands Gas Supply To NLNG

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Global energy giant, Shell has announced plans to invest up to $20 billion in Nigeria while expanding gas supply to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG).The Chief Executive Officer of Shell Plc, Mr Wael Sawan,....

January 25, 2026 No Responses

CGC Urges Young Customs Officers To Build Global Expertise

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has charged younger officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to deliberately build careers around global expertise in Post Clearance Audit (PCA), describing it as a critical tool for modern custom...

January 25, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Boss Charges Staff On Integrity

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged officers and men of the Commission to uphold integrity to remain relevant and credible as foremost fighters of economic and financial crimes and other....

January 25, 2026 No Responses

Armed Smugglers Attack Customs Officers In Ogun

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, has confirmed a violent attack on its officers by suspected armed drug traffickers during an anti-smuggling operation at the Akokoro area of Iwoye, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area ...

January 25, 2026 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Brazilian Lady With N3b Heroin At Abuja Airport

A 30-year-old Brazilian lady, Ms. Ingrid Rosa Benevides has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja for bringing into Nigeria a total of 30.09 kilograms of white heroin.....

January 25, 2026 No Responses

United Nigeria Airlines Chairman Hails Air Peace Abuja–London Flight

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Professor Obiora Okonkwo has commended Air Peace for delivering what he described as an exceptional and seamless flight experience on its Abuja–London Heathrow service.In a st...

January 25, 2026 No Responses

NAFOWA Provides Medical, Humanitarian Support To 500 Beneficiaries

By ebosele@hotmail.com. – The Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association (NAFOWA), in furtherance of the Nigerian Air Force’s people-centred welfare strategy, has provided medical and humanitarian assistance to over 500 beneficiaries during a Med...

January 24, 2026 No Responses

Court Convicts Firm For N30.5m Theft

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, January 23, 2026, convicted a company, AAC Consulting Limited, for allegedly stealing the sum of ₦30,564,635.81 ( Thirty Million Five Hundred and Sixty Four Thousand Six....

January 24, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Partners GAC Motors To Boost Practical Engineering Training

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Tertiary Education, has unveiled plans to partner with GAC Motors in providing advanced practical training for engineering students of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, and La...

January 23, 2026 No Responses

WISTA Nigeria Hails Launch Of CVFF Application Portal

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The President of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria, Dr. Odunayo Ani, has congratulated the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Saf...