by George Ozalla The Nigeria Customs Service has clarified concerns surrounding the application of foreign exchange rates in customs valuation, stating that it does not determine or alter exchange rates used in processing import and export declarations.In a press statement signed by the National Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Abdullahi Maiwada, for the […]
by George Ozalla The Nigeria Customs Service has unveiled a digital One-Stop-Shop platform designed to eliminate bureaucratic delays at the nation’s ports and cut cargo clearance times to 48 hours.At a ceremony in Lagos on Friday, 13 February 2026, Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi described the initiative as a major structural reform to modernise border […]
by Chukwudi George Ozalla Nigeria’s military establishment, political leadership, and an assembly of distinguished national figures gathered in Umuahia, Abia State, to honour former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd), as he marked his 70th birthday on 13th February, 2026, in a solemn and reflective ceremony that underscored his enduring influence on Nigeria’s […]
by George Ozalla The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, appeared before a joint committee of the National Assembly comprising members of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Regional Development on Friday, February 13, 2026, where lawmakers raised concerns over the distribution of projects, budget implementation, and the overall direction of federal regional […]
by George Ozalla The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu, has been elected to the Bureau of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, marking a significant development in Nigeria’s growing presence within the global human rights governance structure.According to a press statement signed by Fatimah Mohammed, Director of Corporate […]
by George Ozalla Communities across Kaduna State have commended the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa Rtd, for introducing a free Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration scheme for indigent students in the state.The initiative, aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and Governor Uba Sani’s SUSTAIN Agenda, is aimed at […]
by George Ozalla The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday led members of the Senate of Nigeria and other dignitaries to pay their last respects to Senator Okechukwu Ezea, who was buried in his hometown of Itchi, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State.The burial ceremony attracted serving and former federal lawmakers, […]
Editorial By Chukwudi George Ozalla There was a time in Nigeria when elections were fierce contests of ideas, personalities, temperaments, and visions. Political parties were living organisms with ideological debates, internal clashes, and rival power blocs vying for supremacy. Today, the landscape looks frighteningly different. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) dominates the federation, controlling […]
by George Ozalla Chibuike Echem, Chief Executive Officer of Bondpay and a prominent Abuja socialite, along with his alleged associate, Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed, will spend additional days in Suleja Prison after a Federal Capital Territory High Court rejected their bail application in a N2.5 billion contract fraud case.The two men were arraigned before the Zuba […]
by George Ozalla Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has resisted an attempt by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, shortly after he arrived in Nigeria aboard an EgyptAir flight from Cairo.Security sources and aides close to the former governor said EFCC […]
