Author: Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine is a seasoned freelance journalist and the chief editor of Primetime Reporters.

… Collects over N240 billion as revenue in 2024 The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Tincan Island Port Command has said that it has seized a total of eleven (11) guns including pump Action guns, six (6) pistols including semi-automatic arms and pepper spray guns, military vests, among others. The command also said that it also made yet another seizure of psychotropic substances imported into the country in collaboration with its partner agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in recent time. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos on Friday, the Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Dera…

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About 500 residents of Ijora community in Lagos State have benefitted from free food items donated by SIFAX Group, a leading business conglomerate with business interests in maritime, aviation, oil & gas, financial services, and hospitality. The donation is part of the activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day celebration. According to Mrs. Wunmi Eniola-Jegede, Executive Director, Business Development & Strategic Planning, the current economic reality as well as the need to identify with Christian and Muslim faithful in one of the company’s host communities made the donation imperative and timely. She said: “SIFAX Group has a reputation of…

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A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has said. The cuts, according to a statement by the Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Reuben Muoka, occurred somewhere in Cote D’Ivoire and Senegal, with an attendant disruption in Portugal. The statement informed that Cable companies – West African Cable System, WACS and African Coast to Europe, ACE in the West Coast route from…

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Ten women with remarkable difference and impact have been nominated for recognition as Inspired Amazons to mark the 2024 International Women’s Day, IWD by the MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame, WoFHoF Initiative, a non-profit organization which has the Governing Council Chairperson as Amb. Dr. Kema Chikwe, former Minister of Aviation and Transport at different times. The event billed for Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 at the Colonades Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos will be chaired by Amb. Unyime Ivy King, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Protection Plus Services Limited, a Lagos-based foremost maritime security firm. According to Mr. Kingsley Anaroke,…

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IfeanyiChukwu Afuba Expectedly, the anniversary tradition of Nigeria’s democracy has spurred proclamation of achievements of the Charles Soludo administration. In various media, exploits of the present Anambra State Government in security, economic growth, infrastructure, social welfare, environment and industrialisation are being propagated as the administration’s second anniversary comes up March 17, 2024. But in the world of Anambra’s adversarial politics, the typical response of Professor Charles Soludo’s sworn critics to the administration’s two year achievements is “where’s the Dubai – Taiwan?” Soludo in his 2021 manifesto, pledged to turn Anambra into a “destination African Dubai – Taiwan” after four years…

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As part of a stirring demonstration of solidarity and empathy, Mrs. Kikelomo Adewale Adeniyi, wife of the Comptroller-General of Customs and National President of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association, COWA, orchestrated an impactful initiative aimed at alleviating the challenges faced by Customs Officers’ Wives in Karu Customs Barracks, Abuja, on Tuesday, 12 March 2024. Addressing the officers’ wives with warmth and determination shortly after arriving at the venue, President Kikelomo implored them to embrace unity by becoming registered members of COWA. Reiterating her impassioned plea, which underscored the association’s commitment to inclusivity, she emphasized her commitment to enlist every officer’s…

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…Commissions Technology Village, Phase 1 Housing Units In a collaborative effort to enhance the well-being of Nigeria Customs Service personnel, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, joined forces with the Nasarawa State Government Housing Commission on 11 March 2024. During the commissioning of Nasarawa State Technology Village, Phase 1, at Aso Pada in Maraba- Nasarawa State, the Comptroller-General of Customs, represented by Deputy Comptroller General of Customs Festus Okun, emphasized the NCS’s commitment to officer welfare, citing the acquisition of houses as a testament to this dedication. CGC Adeniyi announced that the commissioned houses would be allocated to…

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…Commits to enhancing synergy with Nigeria Customs Command & Staff College In a momentous event held at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, graced the Opening Ceremony of Exercise Haske Biyu 2024 as a Special Guest of Honour. The opening ceremony, which took place on Monday, 11 March 2024, marked the commencement of the training exercise focusing on Internal Security and Low-Intensity Conflict operations in Nigeria. Expressing his gratitude to the Commandant of the College for the invitation, the Comptroller-General emphasized the importance of joint collaboration among law enforcement agencies. He…

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By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu As the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo marks his two years in office on Sunday, March 17th, 2024, the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Paulinus Ezeokafor has scored the governor high, especially in the areas of quality roads infrastructure, recruitment of teachers, health workers, medical personnel and digitization of schools and hospitals. Delivering his goodwill message to Governor Soludo at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, the charismatic and influential Bishop thanked God for what he had used the Governor to do so far in Anambra, noting that he (Soludo)…

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The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria, APFFLON has petitioned the Port Manager, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Onne port in Rivers State over forceful diversion of trucks to a park allegedly under the authority of the NPA, Onne port, operated by a company identified as LP Consult. APFFLON in a petition by its counsel, Winning Associates addressed to the Port Manager, NPA, Onne Port with the title, “Extortion By LP Consult In The Name Of Nigerian Ports Authority”, dated 12th March, 2024 and signed by A.A Adedapo Esq, alleged that there existed a park for trucks…

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