Tag: Owerri

Owerri Customs Impounds N5.35b Contrabands In 2023
March 1, 2024 No Responses

Owerri Customs Impounds N5.35b Contrabands In 2023

Between January and December, 2023, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, Owerri, recovered N5.5billion from smugglers and fraudulent importers. A statement on Friday explained that the unit intercepted contraband from smugglers worth over N5.35billion and...
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Dana Air Resumes Abuja To Owerri, Enugu Flights Dec 9 
November 25, 2022 No Responses

Dana Air Resumes Abuja To Owerri, Enugu Flights Dec 9 

Dana Air has announced the resumption of its Abuja to Owerri, Enugu service from December 9, 2022.   A statement sent to City Business News by spokesman of Dana Air read: ”We are gradually opening our prime routes to offer superior options...
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NUJ Flays NBC’s Closure Of Catholic-Owned Radio Station
July 26, 2022 No Responses

NUJ Flays NBC’s Closure Of Catholic-Owned Radio Station

The Imo Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed displeasure over the closure of Ozisa FM Radio, Owerri.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the station belonged to the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese.The National Broadcasting Commi...
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Golf: Ali Emerges Winner Of 13th Leg In Owerri
April 11, 2022 No Responses

Golf: Ali Emerges Winner Of 13th Leg In Owerri

David Ali on Saturday emerged the winner of the 13th Leg of the Race to Nigeria Masters (Pro/Am) Golf Tournament at the Arsenal Golf Course, Owerri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the final round of the 13th...
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Dana Air Unveils N18,000 Flash Sales On Enugu, Owerri, Asaba Routes
December 11, 2021 No Responses

Dana Air Unveils N18,000 Flash Sales On Enugu, Owerri, Asaba Routes

To celebrate the yuletide, Dana Air has announced N18,000 flash sales for passengers traveling from Asaba, Owerri and Enugu  to Lagos, valid till December 31,2021.  The airline revealed this during a courtesy visit by AHS Aviation Handling Services Nigeria...
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Buhari Expresses Outrage Over Murder Of Gulak
May 31, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Expresses Outrage Over Murder Of Gulak

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage and disgust over what he called “the heinous murder“ of Adamawa politician Ahmed Gulak in Owerri by yet to be identified gunmen.  The president reacted on Sunday in a statement issued by his Senior...
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Dana Air Begins Owerri-Abuja flights May 1
April 20, 2018 one Response

Dana Air Begins Owerri-Abuja flights May 1

As part of its strategic route expansion drive across Nigeria, Dana Air has announced plans to introduce Owerri- Abuja –Owerri flights on May 1. ”We are greatly delighted to introduce an additional flight on our Owerri route, connecting Owerri to...
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Customs impounds N250m contrabands in March, recovers N48.7m underpayments in Zone ‘C’
April 6, 2017 No Responses

Customs impounds N250m contrabands in March, recovers N48.7m underpayments in Zone ‘C’

For the month of March 2017, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘C’ Owerri impounded 17 items with duty paid value of N112,617,700. The unit during its anti-smuggling operations in March also intercepted and detained a.....
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Customs intercepts truck with adulterated diesel products
December 15, 2016 No Responses

Customs intercepts truck with adulterated diesel products

The Nigeria Customs Service ((NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU),  Zone ‘C’ Owerri has intercepted a truck suspected of carrying adulterated diesel product. According to the Customs Area Controller in charge of the unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba, t...
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