By Seun Ibiyemi The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has reiterated the Service’s commitment to creating a fully paperless port environment as part of ongoing reforms aimed at improving trade facilitation and eliminating bureaucratic bottlenecks in Nigeria’s maritime sector. Adeniyi made this known on Friday during a high-level strategic meeting with the…
By Dakuku Peterside Political violence never truly arrives unannounced. Before it explodes, it rehearses itself in smaller scenes: a rally disrupted, a convoy attacked, a party office torched at dawn, a polling agent killed for refusing to surrender a vote. Nigeria is hearing those rehearsals again. In recent days, gunmen invaded an ADC event in…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola, has commended women for their significant contributions to the growth and development of Nigeria’s maritime sector. This was disclosed in statement issued by the Head of Public Relations at NIMASA, Osagie Edward. Mobereola gave the commendation in a goodwill…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has urged Nigerians to embrace unity, national service and spiritual reflection as it hosted Ramadan Iftar gatherings bringing together officers of the Service, government officials and key stakeholders. The events, held in Abuja as part of activities marking the holy month of Ramadan, underscored the Service’s commitment…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stepped up efforts to ensure the successful implementation of the National Single Window (NSW) project, reaffirming its leadership role in advancing Nigeria’s trade modernisation and digital transformation agenda. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement with airline and shipping line operators in Abuja on March 4, 2026, the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, has called for stronger collaboration between state governments and the Railway Police to safeguard railway infrastructure across the country. Opeifa made the call during an interview on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television on Saturday, stressing that state governments must see the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), yesterday hosted an Interfaith Breaking of Fast at the Marriage Registry Hall, Ikeja Local Government Secretariat, bringing together community leaders, religious groups, and key stakeholders in a celebration of unity and cooperation. The event, marking the second edition of its…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Exchange maintained its bullish momentum on Friday, with investors recording a gain of N119 billion, extending the week’s positive trading trend. The rally was driven by price increases in key equities, including Eterna Plc, Premier Paints, Union Dicon Salt Plc, Fortis Global Insurance, and John Holt Plc, alongside gains in…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 30 banks have met the new minimum capital requirements introduced under its banking sector recapitalisation programme as the March 31 deadline approaches. The Acting Director of Corporate Communications at the apex bank, Hakama Sidi-Ali, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) has called for a review of the recent tariff increase announced by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), warning that the adjustment could further raise the cost of doing business at Nigerian seaports. SEREC’s Head of Research, Eugene Nweke, made the call in a statement issued…
