By George Ozalla The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointment of one Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs and five Assistant Comptrollers-General of Customs following the statutory retirement of some senior officers in the Service. The decisions were taken at the Board’s 65th Regular Meeting held on September 2, 2026 and chaired by the […]
Africa Must Close Market Access, Finance Gaps To Boost Intra-African Trade, Says Awani
By George Ozalla The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has called for stronger efforts to close gaps in market access, trade finance and regulatory information as part of measures to sustain the growth of trade among African countries. Executive Vice-President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development at Afreximbank, Kanayo Awani, made the call while highlighting the growth […]
Adeniyi Honoured With Daily Times Heroes Award
By George Ozalla The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has received the Times Heroes Award for his contributions to public service and national development. Adeniyi received the award on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the THISDAY Dome in Abuja during activities marking the centenary celebration of the Daily Times newspaper. The […]
Najomo Commissions NCAA Staff Sickbay In Abuja
By George Ozalla Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, has commissioned a new staff sickbay at the Authority’s corporate headquarters in Abuja. Najomo commissioned the facility on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in the presence of members of the NCAA management team and staff. Those present included the Director, Air […]
ICPC Names 13 Officials In Interim Report On Fake Agency
By NEWSCOUNT Desk The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has named 13 public officials in its interim report on the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC. The report, submitted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on August 6, followed the President’s directive for an investigation into the organisation […]
El-Rufai’s Wife’s Unauthorised Visit To ICPC Custody Costs Security Officer His Job
By George Ozalla A security officer attached to the internal security team of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Daniel Stephen, has been dismissed after allegedly allowing Aichatou Assabe El-Rufai, wife of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to gain unauthorised access to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja and meet her […]
The Generation We Are Losing To Moral Decadence
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla There are things one hears about from a distance and there are others one experiences personally. The growing violence among young people in Anambra belongs to the second category for me because I come from the state, I visit often and, on some occasions, tragedy has happened while I was […]
Akpabio Hails Shettima’s Courage In Adversity On Birthday
By George Ozalla President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has celebrated Vice President Kashim Shettima on his birthday, describing him as an accomplished public servant and steadfast patriot whose years in public service have been marked by courage, resilience, intellectual depth and commitment to Nigeria. Akpabio, in a statement he personally signed […]
Akubudike Energy Sponsors Anambra Football League, Gives Young Players Another Chance
By George Ozalla The second edition of the Anambra State Football League has kicked off in Awka, with Akubudike Energy Ltd sponsoring the competition for the second year running. The league opened on Sunday, August 30, at the Awka Township Stadium, with football officials, government representatives, business leaders and other guests turning up for the […]
Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi: Remembering A Mother Of Many Years
Tribute By Chukwudi George Ozalla “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” -Ecclesiastes 3:1 Some losses are felt deeply because of the place the person occupied in the lives of those left behind. The transition of Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi, mother of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi […]
