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The Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency, NIMASA has reportedly foiled an attempted Piracy attack on a vessel, MT Endo Potente, off Lomme, Togo. The C4i Centre of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) received an alert at 20:53hrs on Thursday, 28 August 2025 from the Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade (MDAT) Gulf of Guinea Watchkeepers regarding an attempted boarding of the Malta-flagged chemical tanker, ENDO PONENTE, at position 05°10’N, 001°23’E, close to Lome Port, Togo. Intelligence gathered from the C4i Centre later placed the vessel at 04°19’16”N, 01°35’59”E, within Ghana’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The NIMASA Special Mission…

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted pharmaceutical products worth N3.7 billion and handed them over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Lagos. The seized products, which include various brands of expired medications, were discovered in three trucks and pose serious health risks to the nation if not properly monitored. According to Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, the unit controller, during a courtesy call on him by NAFDAC officials, the handover is in line with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the NCS and NAFDAC. The MoU…

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted pharmaceutical products worth N3.7 billion and handed them over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Lagos. The seized products, which include various brands of expired medications, were discovered in three trucks and pose serious health risks to the nation if not properly monitored. According to Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, the unit controller, during a courtesy call on him by NAFDAC officials, the handover is in line with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the NCS and NAFDAC. The MoU…

The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on his election as Vice President of the International Association for Ports and Harbours (IAPH). In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications Dr Bolaji Akinola, Minister Oyetola on Wednesday described the election as a testament to Dr Dantsoho’s outstanding leadership and a global recognition of Nigeria’s growing influence in maritime affairs. The Minister noted that the development is a direct reflection of the significant…

…Tasks Govt on Implementation of New Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustment The Kaduna State Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended Governor Uba Sani for recalling some of the teachers sacked by previous administration in the state. Kaduna NLC Chairman, Comrade Ayuba Magaji Suleiman gave the commendation on Tuesday while fielding questions from members of Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) who are currently in the state for Governance Assessment visit. Recall that administration of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai sacked over 23,000 Teachers including the then National President of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) during screening exercise in 2018 and…

The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on his election as Vice President of the International Association for Ports and Harbours (IAPH). In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications Dr Bolaji Akinola, Minister Oyetola on Wednesday described the election as a testament to Dr Dantsoho’s outstanding leadership and a global recognition of Nigeria’s growing influence in maritime affairs. The Minister noted that the development is a direct reflection of the significant…

The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on his election as Vice President of the International Association for Ports and Harbours (IAPH). In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications Dr Bolaji Akinola, Minister Oyetola on Wednesday described the election as a testament to Dr Dantsoho’s outstanding leadership and a global recognition of Nigeria’s growing influence in maritime affairs. The Minister noted that the development is a direct reflection of the significant…

No fewer than 25 police officers familieswho died in active service in.Kebbi State Police Command have been presented cheques worth over ₦16.9 million to them The cheques, presented under the Group Life Assurance Scheme and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Family Welfare Scheme, were handed over by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Bello M. Sani, at the Command headquarters in Birnin Kebbi. According to the Command, the total sum of Sixteen Million, Nine Hundred and Forty-Five Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight Naira, Thirty-Four Kobo (₦16,945,238.34) was disbursed to the beneficiaries as part of efforts to cushion the effect of…

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted pharmaceutical products worth N3.7 billion and handed them over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Lagos. The seized products, which include various brands of expired medications, were discovered in three trucks and pose serious health risks to the nation if not properly monitored. According to Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, the unit controller, during a courtesy call on him by NAFDAC officials, the handover is in line with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the NCS and NAFDAC. The MoU…

Customs Area Controller of Apapa Port Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu has given reassurances that the Unified Customs Management System, also known as B’Odogwu will pick up and surpass user expectations soon and announced a collection of ₦161,258,483,474.63 within three weeks Comptroller Olomu who stated this following series of intense stakeholders engagement championed by the CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, said there are prospects of improvement in the B’Odogwu system While commending stakeholders for their patience and understanding with the NCS particular those in Apapa Command, the Area Controller disclosed that between August 1 and 22, 2025 the command collected ₦161,…