Nigeria Customs threatens to confiscate unverified private aircraft by July 6

NIGERIA Customs Service (NCS) has threatened to impound private jets in the country by July 6, 2021 should their owners fail to present relevant import clearance documents for verification within the stipulated 30 day period. The NCS spokesman, Mr. Joseph Attah stated this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday where he stressed that […]

Gbajabiamila Goes Tough On FIRS, DPR, Customs, NIMASA, NPA, Others As Nigeria’s Financial Crisis Worsens

It is now getting clearer that the economic and financial crisis the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic has ignited in Nigeria will not abate within the 2021-2023 medium-term period. The country, according to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, is currently facing a fiscal crisis, compounded by the intense disruption of economic performance and financial projections […]

Senate Begins Probe Of Buhari’s Administration

Many federal ministries, departments and agencies under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration have been spending money in the last five years without recourse to the Appropriation Act. This is the worrisome revelation from the Senate Public Accounts Committee on queries raised against most agencies of the Federal Government. Disturbed, the Senate Committee is, therefore, launching a […]

Customs Intercepts N5bn Worth Of Tramadol, Other Drugs

The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted containers of tramadol worth N5 billion in Lagos. The Spokesman for the service, Joseph Attah, confirmed this to journalists at the Customs Training College on Friday. This comes barely three weeks after officials of the service destroyed over 50 containers of tramadol and other drugs worth about N7billion. Attah […]