DC Yusuf (left) displaying one of the drugs, while a wall of the 4,000 bags of rice could be seen behind By Anthony Nwachukwu The Controller-General of Customs (CGC) Strike Force Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it evacuated 4,000 bags of rice, codeine and tramadol, among […]
Customs officer injured in smugglers’ ambush at Sango
By Anthony Nwachukwu A customs officer was seriously injured over the weekend when some ruthless rice smugglers ambushed his patrol team at Sango area of Ogun State. An eyewitness disclosed that the team had sighted a convoy of trucks loaded with foreign parboiled rice by suspected smugglers and heading for […]
FG to re-concession five port terminals over decaying facility, others
By Anthony Nwachukwu Five terminal operators who have failed to upgrade and maintain their facilities, and under whose watch the terminals have dilapidated, have been granted a six-month grace to “do the right thing” or permanently lose their licenses to new owners. Disclosing this during his parley with newsmen in […]
Tension in Enugu community as gunmen kill Igga youth in farm
The late Solomon Anikwe By Anthony Nwachukwu Some gunmen suspected to be agents of land grabbers in Igga community, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, Friday murdered 25-year-old Solomon Anikwe, as he was working in his mother’s farm at Adani community, also in the council area. The deceased was […]
NITDA, Lagos commend sponsors as winners emerge for Gitex’s $200,000 price start-up talent show
Founder, Eko Innovation Centre, Victor Afolabi (left), Special Adviser to Lagos State on Innovation and Technology, Tunbosun Alake, Head of Visa and Attestation, UAE Consulate in Lagos, Abdulla Alqahtani, Head, Corporate Planning and Strategy, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr. Aristotle Onomo, Executive Secretary, UAE Consulate in Lagos, Fatine […]
IMO laments Africa’s poor implementation of corrective action plans, auditor-nominations
Representative of the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Shehu Ahmed (bottom left), Secretary-General, Abuja MoU, Capt. Sunday Umoren, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko, former Director-General, NIMASA, Mfon Usoro, Head, Maritime Safety Department (NIMASA), Olu Aladenusi, Director, Maritime Safety and Security, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Babatunde […]
Sustainable Security In GoG: NIMASA, Navy, ICC partner on shared awareness, de-confliction
Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh (left), Chief of Policy and Plans, Naval Headquarters, Rear Admiral Saidu Garba (who represented the Chief of Naval Staff), and Secretary-General, Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr. Paul Adalikwu, during the 5th Plenary Session of the […]
Smile beats all telcos to most pocket-friendly data prices
By Anthony Nwachukwu Close your eyes for a moment and imagine how you can fare in today’s world without being “mobile”, not just on the move but living without your telephone or allied tablets. Invariably, modernity has predisposed most people to be largely dependent on telephony and data transmission. Today, […]