Bereaved Abuchi Vincent Iloanya with his mum, now late Mrs. Ifeoma Iloanya, before her passing The Chief Executive Officer of Vintage Deluxe Interior, Chief Francis Nwaogwugwu Mune, has commiserated with the Managing Director of Abutex Food Equipment, Abuchi Vincent Iloanya, over the passing of his mother, Mrs. Ifeoma Iloanya. Mrs. […]
Customs intercepts, hands over N308m cannabis, suspects to NDLEA
Ag. Compt. Hussein Ejibunu (right) handing the papers for the transfer of the drugs (at the background) and the suspects to the NDLEA State Commander, Mr. Callys Alumona, in Lagos…Thursday By Anthony Nwachukwu It was another successful anti-smuggling campaign against illicit drugs as the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A […]
FOU ‘A’ impounds contraband worth over N537m, motorcycles, arrests nine suspects
Ag. Compt. Hussein Ejibunu (middle) inspecting some of seized bags of rice and the motorcycles used in smuggling them By Anthony Nwachukwu Nine suspects are still being detained and investigated by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over alleged smuggled contraband goods with […]
Omoragbon urges Enunwaonye to join politics, lift nursing
President/Chief Executive Officer of Nurses Across Borders International, Peters Osawaru Omoragbon By Anthony Nwachukwu President/Chief Executive Officer of Nurses Across Borders International and President, Diaspora Nurses Association of Nigerian, Peters Osawaru Omoragbon, has called on fellow cleric, Mrs. Enunwaonye Chimdi Hossanna, to run for political office and use it to […]
Customs intercepts another container of tramadol at Apapa
Compt. Malanta Yusuf speaking during the display of the seizure at Apapa…Thursday By Anthony Nwachukwu A few days after its recent seizure and handover of the banned drug, tramadol, the Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted another 20ft container laden with 55 cartons of tramadol. […]
NIMASA urges NLNG to make Nigerian Flag first vessel option
As both agree on working committee Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh (left), Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Dr. Philip Mshelbila, and Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, NIMASA, Mr. Victor Ochei during the NLNG team’s courtesy visit to […]
NPA refutes fraud allegation, says USD accounts approved by FG
Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello Koko By Anthony Nwachukwu The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has denied claims that it runs secrete foreign accounts, stating that the two USD-denominated domiciliary accounts it operates “were approved by the Federal Government and transparently run, in accordance with agreed official […]
Customs Strike Force seizes N7.4b contrabands half-year, arrests four suspects
Deputy Compt. Mohammed Yusuf (middle) fielding questions from newsmen during the half-year report presentation on the anti-smuggling activities of the Comptroller-General of Customs Strike Force Zone A in Lagos…Wednesday By Anthony Nwachukwu Contraband goods with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N7.4 billion were intercepted by the Comptroller-General of […]
DFC grants Access Bank $280m to finance SMEs, women-led businesses
DFC Chief Executive Officer, Scott Nathan (left), and Access Bank Managing Director, Roosevelt Ogbonna, after the signing of the commitment letter during Nathan’s visit to West Africa…Monday By Anthony Nwachukwu The United States (U.S.) International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has granted Access Bank Plc a $280 million loan to help […]
Apapa Customs Intercepts N6b high-concentrate tramadol in towels, arrests suspect
NDLEA raises alarm over wider vulnerability Yusuf Malanta (second right), NDLEA Commander of Narcotics, Apapa Special Area Command, Ameh Inalegwu (right), and others during the handover of the contraband to the anti-drugs agency…over the weekend By Anthony Nwachukwu The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency […]