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Nigerian Customs Exposes Fraudsters Impersonating Service on Social Media

The attention of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been brought to escalating activities of fraudulent entities preying on unsuspecting individuals through social media platforms, falsely claiming association with the service for purposes of auctions or recruitment. These individuals exploit the…

Joint Operation Results in Seizure of Pangolin Scales in Liberia

A well-coordinated effort by the Special Wildlife Investigations Unit (SWIU), supported by Focused Conservation and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), has successfully conducted a joint operation resulting in the arrest of four suspects and the seizure of 525 kilograms of…

NAMTOP Petitions Sanwo-Olu over Arrests, Trucks Seizures

The National Association of Maritime Transport Operators (NAMTOP) has petitioned the Lagos State Governor over what they described as the alarming issue of the illegal and indiscriminate arrest and impoundment of their members’ trucks from various parks and other legitimate…

NASS Hails NIMASA for upholding safety standards

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Safety Standards and Regulations, Hon. Abubakar Sulaiman, and the members of the committee have commended the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for upholding safety standards in the Nigerian…

Dantsoho now NPA MD, Senator Adeyeye Board Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The President has also approved the appointment of Senator Adedayo Adeyeye as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian…

Ibom Air Receives Additional Airbus A220-300 to deepen dominance

Ibom Air is set to add an additional Airbus A220-300 to its fleet. The airline’s acquisition of this new aircraft is a strategic move to boost its capacity and meet growing demand for its product. In October 2021, Ibom Air…

10 Facts About Rolls-Royce Luxury Cars

The Spirit of Ecstasy, the iconic hood ornament, was modeled after Eleanor Thornton, the secretary and lover of John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, one of the pioneers of the automobile industry. Rolls-Royce engines are so quiet that engineers initially had trouble…

Apapa Customs Command rake in over N1trn in Half Year

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command collected and successfully remitted a total of N1,023,663,842,255.63, in revenue between January and June 2024. The Customs Area Controller, CAC, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu averred that the figure represents143% increase over and above the…

Meet Emma Maersk Container Ship servicing Asia, Europe routes

Emma Maersk is a container ship that was built in 2006 for the Danish shipping company, Maersk Line. It is one of the largest container ships in the world and is named after Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, the late wife of…

Customs Flags off 30-Bed Ultra-modern Reference Hospital in Bauchi

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday, 8 July 2024, performs a groundbreaking ceremony for a 30-bed ultra-modern reference hospital donated by  Abdul Samad Rabiu (ASR) Initiative for Africa in Bauchi. Speaking at the event, CGC Adewale Adeniyi…