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Osinbajo-led committee to tap Nigeria’s blue economy

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, inaugurated an Expanded Partnership Committee on Sustainable Blue Economy. The committee, chaired by the Vice...

Customs intercepts goods worth N22.3bn in Lagos

Maritime2 years ago

Customs intercepts goods worth N22.3bn in Lagos

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted pangolin scales and elephant tusks worth N22.3 billion in Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd.),...

Western Marine Customs Seizes N2b Marijuana; hemp addicts may seek alternatives

Maritime2 years ago

NAGAFF goes for Public Court classification of Hamid Ali, Bala- Usman, Hassan Bello

There is a strong indication that the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) may want to honour heads of Government parastatals in the maritime...

ALI: Why Customs Attained Only N2.6trn, Out of 2022 Revenue Target of N3.1trn

Maritime3 years ago

PUBLIC OPINION: AUTOMATION OF CARGO CLEARANCE PROCESSES, ACTIVATION OF VEHICLES PRICES PORTAL, INSTALLATION OF SCANNERS/CCTV CAMERAS AS ANTIDOTES TO HUMAN INTERFACES, CORRUPTIVE TENDENCIES AND, THEREAFTER FACILITATING TRADE AT THE PORTS AND BORDER STATIONS

In June of 2019, a report on the Seminar of Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation in Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja, was published. That report on...

Customs promotes Joseph Attah, 2,706 other senior officers

Maritime3 years ago

Stakeholders beg Ali: Wear gloves before touching seizures

…After CGC’s media briefing on N10bn Pangolin scale*** Nigerian maritime industry watchers have pleaded with the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) to always...

Economy4 years ago

USDA report on Nigeria’s 2018 rice importation, fake – FG

…As Lai Mohammed says FG saves N17b from foreign trips, souvenirs*** The Federal Government on Tuesday described as “fake news” a purported report by the United...

Archives7 years ago

Customs CG In First Class Seat Controversy

As Jibrin tells of How 10 standing committees inserted N284bn projects in budget The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali, a well-known ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, was...

Archives7 years ago

Customs High Command Visits Lagos To Drive Up Revenue

Confronted by a sharply dwindling revenue profile, the Comptroller General of Customs, Col Hammered Ali (Rtd) last week embarked on structured visitation of 13 excisable factories...

Archives7 years ago

Tin Can Customs Revenue Dips By N3billion In April

As Militant Threatens Oil Minister The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has once again experienced a drop in its monthly revenue from...

Archives7 years ago

Customs Again Bans Movement Of Rice Through Land Borders

Grace ends on Good Friday Consequent upon the upsurge in rice smuggling and a perceived collusion on the part of officers with smugglers, the Comptroller General...