Author: Saint Augustine

The Director General/ Chief Executive Officer of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke has met with the Chairman and Management PANA Holdings Group at the SON Corporate Headquarters, Abuja. The meeting was an avenue for the Management of PANA Holdings Groups to discuss their activities which include flow control, flow measurement, pipeline surveillance/leak detection and most importantly to introduce their new venture, Afriksnus. Mr. Maxfield McKinnon, COO of GN Tobacco, Sweden described how they’ve granted Afriksnus the exclusive rights to distribute Snus products. GN Tobacco is a reputable manufacturer of Snus products with unparalleled expertise and…

Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS’ Acting Executive Chairman, Zacchus Adedeji, the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora, NIDO, Russia, Uwem – Edimo Sampson, the Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi – Kadiri, the Director General of the Nigerian Association of Chambers Association of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Dr. Sola Obadimu, the former Ag. Director General of Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, FIIRO, Dr. Chima Igwe and a host of other distinguished speakers have agreed to attend the 2023 CICAN Workshop and Award ceremony set to hold on Tuesday, November 21st, 2023, with the…

In the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the TY Buratai Humanity Care Foundation stands united in its condemnation of the escalating violence and loss of innocent lives.  The foundation, guided by the principles of its esteemed Grand Patron, His Excellency Amb. Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai, Rtd, emphasized the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and a return to the negotiation table. This was Contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Foundation, Amb. Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani and made available to the media. The statement observed that the devastating consequences of this war have been felt on…

The Nigeria Customs Service Men’s Basketball Team clinched the championship title at the recently concluded Nigerian Basketball Federation, NBBF Premier Basketball Men’s Final Eight Championships, Savannah Conference, held in Abuja. The NCS team faced a formidable opponent, Gboko City Chiefs in a tightly contested match on Saturday, 11 November 2023, emerging victorious with a final score of 83-78. This win secures their qualification for the Final Eight Playoffs scheduled to take place in Lagos. In a statement signed by Superintendent of Customs, Akinwale Fatoki, the Public Relations Officer of the Training Doctrine Command, Gwagwalada, the NCS team displayed dominance by…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida has applauded the proposal by the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to enlist and train three million Nigerians over a period of four years, which will make the country an exporter of digital skills.  Maida, who spoke recently in Lagos at the City Business News Summit, said the programme, which has already attracted 1 million applicants, is capable of increasing Nigeria’s pool of technically-skilled persons in the global market leading to potential employers of digital and technical skills in the international…

The Nigeria Customs Service, in collaboration with Sean Cussons Consulting Group, organized a 5-day pre-retirement workshop for officers about to exit the service starting 13th November 2023 to 17th November 2023 at the Customs conference hall in Garki, Abuja. Representing the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, Greg Itoto, reiterated the objectives of the retirement training for the officers. He emphasized that it would significantly contribute to preparing their lives after leaving the service. He further stated that the participants would be equipped with new ideas and strategies…

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, arraigned one Oladipo Jimoh alongside his firm, Barma Energy Resources Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on two-count charges bordering on stealing to the tune of $60,334.59 (Sixty Thousand, Three Hundred and Thirty Four Dollars, Fifty Nine Cents). Count one reads: “Oladipo Bankole Jimoh and Barma Energy Resources Limited, sometime between 11th October, 2022 and July 2023 in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of $47,534.59, property…

…Agency, Navy to set up Standing Committee for Blue Economy  …Tongeji Island Badagry low hanging fruit for Maritime Tourism – Jamoh. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR says collaboration with the Nigerian Navy has played a key role in the achievements of his Administration in terms of maritime security in Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea. The NIMASA DG stated this today when he received the Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Mustapha Hassan and a delegation of senior Naval officers in Lagos, Nigeria. Jamoh noted that…

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has issued a crucial scam alert against the 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. The Service, in a statement in Abuja on Monday signed by its National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada stated that recent events had brought to the attention of the Service, a surge in scams orchestrated by deceitful individuals impersonating high-ranking officials within the NCS. The statement explained that all seized/overtime goods had laid down Standard Operating Procedure, SOP for disposal in line…

Nigeria’s Industry, Trade and Investment Minister, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite has assured Saudi investors that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has kickstarted several initiatives aimed at improving the business environment for prospective investors to thrive in Nigeria. Speaking at the Nigeria-Saudi Investment Roundtable organized by the Minister and her Saudi counterparts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Minister said; “We are cleaning up our system and removing the bottlenecks to allow foreign investors to thrive. Our business environment will be better and friendlier than it has ever been”. The Minister also stated that the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is deploying measures…