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The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), led by President Abdulmunaf Sarina, lauded the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for its significant business-friendly reforms, marking a new era of collaboration between the airline industry and customs. The NCS received a high-level delegation from the AON’s Board of Trustees on Monday, September 22, 2025. Welcoming the delegation, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, commended the strategic role played by AON in Nigeria’s economy, noting that their contributions go beyond financial investment. “It is very pleasing to know that members of the Board of Trustees and indeed other members of AON are not…

By Ifeoma Ikem Controller Oluwadare Oshoba assumed the role of Commander, Area Controller of Apapa Command, succeeding Controller Babatunde Olomu who was promoted to Assistant Comptroller of Customs. During the handover ceremony, Controller Oshoba stated, ” I am deeply humbled and sense a strong duty to stand before you today to assume leadership as the Customs Area Controller of Nigeria’s premier port and the heartbeat of Nigeria’s maritime trade. Oshoba characterized his predecessor’s tenure as nothing short of historic, stating that under his leadership, the Apapa Command became a benchmark for excellence in revenue generation, enforcement, and trade facilitation. The…

By Ifeoma Ikem IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators,and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has announced a strategic collaboration with the Health Services and Environment Secretariat (HSES) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to promote clean energy use and improve environmental health standards in the Federal Capital Territory. The partnership was formalized through the signing of a collaboration agreement on Thursday, September 25th at the IHS Nigeria head office in Lagos, marking a significant step in advancing joint efforts…

By Ifeoma Ikem The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have reached an agreement to exempt manufacturers from the recently suspended 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) charge. The decision followed a meeting between the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, and the President of MAN, Francis Meshioye, FR, held in Lagos. The move aligns with a directive from the Federal Ministry of Finance suspending the 4% FOB charge and calling for wider stakeholder engagement under the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023. Under the agreement, manufacturers importing raw materials, machinery, and spare parts under Chapters 98 and…

Nestlé Nigeria has reaffirmed its dedication to youth empowerment and skill development with the graduation of twenty young trainees from the 8th cohort of its Nestlé Technical Training Center, Agbara. This initiative is part of the broader Nestlé Needs YOUth program, a global commitment launched in 2013 with the goal of enabling 10 million young people worldwide to access economic opportunities by 2030. Since its establishment in 2011, the Nestlé Technical Training Center, Agbara has invested more than ₦6 billion in equipping young Nigerians with hands-on technical and vocational skills. The program offers comprehensive training in food technology, engineering, and…

The Nigeria Customs Service has declared open its 2025 Public Relations Officers Workshop on Monday, 22 September 2025, with a call on officers to embrace professionalism, resilience, and innovation in safeguarding the institution’s image and building stakeholder trust. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who was represented by the Ag. Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Enforcement, Inspection, and Investigation, Timi Bomodi, made the declaration at the Centre of Excellence, Twin Theatres, Bayero University, Kano. Ag. DCG Bomodi, delivering the CGC’s keynote address, said the Customs Service operates at the “confluence of revenue generation, trade facilitation, and national security,” where every…

The Network of Nigerian Maritime Journalists, (NNMJ) an umbrella body of all Maritime Journalists, comprising all Maritime Journalists beat Associations wishes to officially announce its presence to all Journalists, government Agencies and critical stakeholders. In a press statement signed by the Chairman Elder Dele Aderibigbe and Jerry AguigboPublic Relations Officer, said that this Coalition has become very necessary to further foster unity among journalists covering the Maritime Industry, while ensuring cohesion with a stronger umbrella body to better the lot of all Journalists. Membership of the NNMJ is drawn from all the existing Maritime Journalists beat Associations: The League of…

The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Ogun I Command Chapter, led by its Chairperson, Mrs. Fausat Otunla, carried out a remarkable Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative visits to the General Hospital, Idiroko, and the Customs Medical Center, Idiroko. At the General Hospital, the COWA team was warmly received by the Chief Medical Director, Dr. Kilanko Margaret, alongside the Chief Matron and other members of staff. The executives and members of the association were taken on a guided tour of the hospital wards, where patients and pregnant women attending antenatal clinics were presented with a large quantity of mosquito nets. In…

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has emphasised the need for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to build a lasting friendship and partnership through a deeper understanding of their respective challenges. The CGC, who made this known on Thursday, 18 September 2025, when the Director-General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadiri, paid him a courtesy visit at the Customs House in Maitama, Abuja. He also expressed the need to set a new agenda that extends beyond immediate concerns. CGC Adeniyi explained that enduring collaboration could only be achieved when both parties approach issues with clarity…

Customs Area Controller of Apapa Port Command, Comptroller Oluwadare Oshoba has urged port users and stakeholders to brace up for more seamless trade process following more giant strides being achieved by the Nigerian Customs Service modernisation project with the commencement of fixed scanners installation. Speaking shortly after inspecting the location for the installation of three new scanners at the port, Comptroller Oshoba said Apapa Port Command is ready to surpass expectations as the scanners would be examining 200 containers per hour. While describing the quayside location for the scanners as an operational masterstroke, the CAC said no consignment will escape…