By George Ozalla The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dismissed more than 40 of its officers over alleged corruption and financial malpractice since the assumption of office of its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, saying the affected personnel were sanctioned as part of measures […]
Nigeria Customs Beyond Revenue: How Customs Cares Is Changing the Service’s Public Image
FEATURE By Chukwudi George Ozalla For an institution that has spent most of its existence being known for what it collects, stops and seizes, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is gradually giving Nigerians another reason to pay attention to what it does. Its principal responsibilities have not changed. Customs still collects revenue, facilitates legitimate trade, […]
SORA Emerges Winner, Takes N3m At NCC Hackathon
By George Ozalla SORA has won the fourth edition of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Hackathon Live Show, receiving N3 million as the grand prize for developing a technology platform designed to link persons with disabilities to employment and skills development opportunities. Clear Signal came second with N2 million, while IKOR placed third and received […]
Union Bank, AIICO Multishield, Checkers Custard Back 5th Cycling Lagos
By Bamidele Adeleye Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, AIICO Multishield, Checkers Custard and other corporate organisations have thrown their weight behind the 5th edition of Cycling Lagos, an initiative aimed at promoting cycling, environmental sustainability and responsible waste management. The 2026 edition of the event is scheduled to hold on Saturday, September 12, at the […]
Leadership Is Not Defined Solely By Rank – Adeniyi
By George Ozalla The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has charged 50 officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, who recently completed the Junior Course 25 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, NCCSC, Gwagwalada, Abuja, to uphold integrity, competence, fairness and courage in the discharge of their responsibilities. Adeniyi gave the charge […]
Crisis Rocks Nsugbe Community Over Igweship Tussle
By George Ozalla A fresh crisis has erupted in Nsugbe community, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, over moves to elect a new traditional ruler in apparent disregard of a subsisting interlocutory injunction issued by the Anambra State High Court restraining the selection or election of an Igwe for the community. The development […]
Obi Celebrates Elder Brother Dominic Obi at 75
By George Ozalla Former Anambra State Governor and frontline presidential candidate under the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has celebrated his elder brother, Dominic Ositadimma Obi, who turns 75 today, August 30, 2026, describing him as an exemplary human being and a man whose integrity, humility, contentment and sense of responsibility have remained worthy […]
Customs, Fire Service, Unilever Sign MoUs On Cooperation By George Ozalla The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Fire Service (FFS) and Unilever Nigeria PLC have signed separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to strengthen cooperation on fire safety, trade facilitation, counterfeiting and protection of legitimate business in Nigeria. The agreements were signed on August 27, 2026, […]
Wushishi’s Death a Loss to Nigeria, Says NPC Press Corps
By George Ozalla The death of the Executive Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr. Aminu Yusuf Wushishi, has been described as a major loss to his family, the Commission, the NPC Press Corps and the country. Wushishi died in Abuja on Friday, according to a tribute issued by the Chairman of the NPC […]
British Oasis Academy Appoints New Principal
By Prosper Okoye British Oasis Academy, Abuja, a British-style co-educational secondary school, has appointed William Stephen Pope as its new principal, bringing to the school an education professional with more than four decades of experience in South Africa and Nigeria. Pope, a South African national of Dutch, Irish and Scottish ancestry, has spent more than […]
