Author: Saint Augustine

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted contraband goods with a Duty Paid Value of Three Hundred and Fifty-Six Million, Two Hundred and Five Thousand, Fifty Naira, Seventy-Eight Kobo (N356,205,050.78) between August 29th and October 3rd, 2017. The Customs Area Controller of the Unit, Comptroller Uba Garba Mohammed who disclosed this in a press briefing in Lagos on Wednesday listed the seized items to include: 11 used vehicles, 4,227 bags of foreign parboiled rice, frozen poultry products, vegetable oil, Indian Hemp, medicaments, used tyres and scrap metals, used shoes, wet blue, electric cables,…

No fewer than sixteen persons have been arrested by the operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps( LAGESC) for indiscriminate dumping of refuse in unauthorized places in the Lagos metropolis. In its renewed efforts at sanitizing the Lagos environment, the operatives of the corps embarked on night operations across the state leading to the arrest of the culprits. The offenders our correspondent gathered were nabbed at Agege motor road, Oshodi, Mushin and Isolo road between the hours of 4:30am – 6:00am. Speaking on the arrest, the LAGESC boss, Corps Marshal Jimoh Amusat, disclosed that night operations were part of…

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Dr. Dakuku Peterside has expressed the agency’s dissatisfaction with the judgment of the Federal High Court by Justice M. B. Idris, delivered today in the case between NIMASA and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, (NLNG). Consequently, Dr. Dakuku has stated the Management’s intention to appeal the judgment. He noted that “the agency’s Legal team are waiting for the certified true copy of the judgment which we will study and respond as appropriate”. It would be recalled that NIMASA had in 2013 requested the NLNG to pay all statutory levies…

…As Aminu Dahiru takes over Zone A, Lagos Following Presidential approval, five (5) Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs and eight (8) Assistant Comptrollers-General of Customs who were in acting capacities have been decorated with their new ranks. The five Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs are: DCG Aminu Dangaladima, DCG Augustine Chidi, DCG Sule Robert Alu, DCG Patience Iferi (Ph.D) and DCG Ronke Olubiyi. While the Assistant Comptrollers-General are: ACG Talatu Mairo Isa, ACG Benjamin Abeh, ACG Ladan Hamza and ACG Kaycee Ekekezie. Others are: ACG Aminu Dahiru, ACG Francies Enwereuzor, ACG Fatade Olakunle Aderinle and ACG Mahmud Haruna. Speaking after decorating the…

The Seme Area command of the Nigeria Customs Service in its relentless fight against smuggling activities has uncovered the desperate antics deployed by smugglers in order to beat customs operatives. The strategy used by smugglers was unraveled by mobile patrol teams led by CSC Ali, A.M and SC Mwada, I.G along the Lagos-Badagry express way. In the operation, a smuggled L450 Jeep that was disguised with posters of a deceased person (supposedly going for burial) was intercepted; so also a waste disposal truck. The operation which was intelligence driven also examined the vehicle which was found to contain 534 pieces…

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has been lauded for achievements in office by the members of the Association of Anambra Women in Lagos (ASWAL). Speakers and members of ASWAL at the association’s Skills and Economic Empowerment programme workshop held over the weekend at Basketball pitch of National Stadium Lagos applauded the governor for spearheading the resurgence of Anambra state to an enviable status amongst the comity of Nigerian states. In her remarks, the President of ASWAL, Dr. Mrs. Nkiru Ifekwem, commended Governor Willie Obiano for being a humane leader who has empathy for the citizens and is…

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi at the weekend pledged to partner the Ikeja Golf Club to tackle crime in the state. Imohimi, an ardent golf player and member of the club who was received by the club captain, Mr Niyi Latinwo said that he had come to seek the club members’ cooperation and urged them to report to him directly when they see anything fishy. He was honoured by the club members for ‘flying their flag’ high. The police boss while introducing his policing plan for Lagos to the club members said that he could never…

Following the federal government’s ban on vehicle importation through the land borders, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that investors have a new investment window through which they can import vehicles legally through the seaports across the nation. The Public Relations Officer (PRO), Seme border Customs Area command, Mr. Selechang Taupyen who made this known in a chat with Primetime Reporters in Lagos said that the federal government through the NCS had given express room and permission for investors to enter into bond, get a bonded car park as obtainable in neighboring countries where they could import vehicles, take…

President Muhammadu Buhari has kick-started the activities to mark the 57 anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence with a nationwide broadcast. In his address, the President spoke about calls for restructuring, agitations in the country, the progress his administration has made in the areas of security, economy and in moving the country forward and the challenges facing the nation. Read the full text of his speech below: My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom. Over the years the country…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has described as disappointing comments attributed by the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) to the effect that the service may not abide by the federal government’s directive on ease of doing business on account of false declaration by importers and their agents. The National President of NAGAFF, Chief Increase Uche who made the position of the association on the comments known in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos pointed out that it appeared that customs seemed not to understand what ease of doing business was…