The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it generated N144.2 billion in import duties and other charges between January and October 2024.The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Micheal Awe, disclosed this at news conference on Wednesday in Lagos.He said that the revenue generated represented a 94 per cent increase compared to the N74.28 billion collected within the same period of 2023, reflecting a progressive difference of N69.9 billion.He attributed the growth to enhanced trade facilitation, improved stakeholder compliance, effective law enforcement and strategic resource deployment.Others, he noted, included interagency collaboration, efficient cargo clearance…
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The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, describing it as “incompetent.”The NNPCL, in a notice of preliminary objection filed by its team of lawyers led by Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, before Justice Inyang Ekwo, argued that the suit is premature.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the application, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024 dated and filed on Nov. 15, was sighted on Wednesday.NNPCL seeks two orders, which include an order of the honourable court striking out the suit for lack of jurisdiction…
The Adamawa Ministry of Mineral Resources has requested approval for an upward review of miniral exploration contract from N255.6 million to N540.6 million due to inflation. Mr Haruna Ibrahim, Commissioner for Mineral Resources, said this during a ministerial briefing in Yola on Wednesday. He said the contract has been awarded to Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR) Ltd in 2021, to conduct feasibility study on five selected mineral deposits including lithium, copper, lead/zinc, barite and gold, with the Exploration Licenses (EL) sites of Adamawa Mining Co. Ltd. According to him, the initial contract has a completion period of 25 weeks at…
The House of Representatives Committee on Polytechnics and Other Higher Technical Education has threatened to sanction five federal polytechnics for failing to honour its invitation to present their budget performance reports. Rep. Fuad Laguda, Chairman of the Committee, issued the warning on Wednesday in Abuja after the committee’s planned meeting with the institutions failed to take place. He said in spite inviting the management teams of five federal polytechnics, none attended the meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 20 November 2024. “The institutions are Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, Federal Polytechnic, Ohodo, Enugu State, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Federal Polytechnic, Akanu…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a Certificate of Return to Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Adelami Olayide, following their victory in the Ondo governorship election. The certificate was presented by INEC National Commissioner supervising Ondo, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, at the INEC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. Ajayi commended the people of Ondo for their peaceful conduct during the election, noting that voters’ attitudes were generally peaceful with no major issues of violence recorded. He also praised the professional conduct of security agencies, electoral observers, and media organisations that contributed to the election’s success. Aiyedatiwa, who received…
The Police in Anambra has promised to investigate the invasion of the Kiddies Football Academy, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area by a personnel attached to the Command’s Anti Cult Unit annex, Ukpo on Oct. 9. The Kiddies Football Academy is owned by Maureen Madu (MON) ex Super Falcons Striker with over 100 appearances for Nigeria at the Olympics, World Cup and Nations’ Cup. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra, disclosed this on Wednesday after Madu visited the command with some of the injured players to make an official report. Ikenga said the Police Command have taken…
The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it collected N2.01 trillion revenue as at November 19, 2024.The Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, made the disclosure while addressing officers and men on a parade on Wednesday in Lagos.Olomu said the command would achieve its N2.2tr target for this year by the end of November ahead of December.He said that the command was drawing inspiration from the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, who announced the total collection of N5.07tr by the service on Tuesday at the just concluded CGC Conference in Abuja.According to him,…
Hafizu Inuwa, Chairman of the Jigawa Tanker Explosion Investigation Panel, has said that 209 lives were lost and 99 others injured in the accident. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that on Oct. 14, a fuel tanker exploded in Majiya town killing hundreds and injuring several others. Sequel to this, Gov. Umar Namadi constituted a 25-member investigative panel to unravel the causes of the accident and recommend measures to avert future occurrences. Inuwa said this during the presentation of the committee’s report to the governor on Wednesday in Dutse. He said the accident claimed 209 lives, 38 injued persons…
The Delta Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Mr Charles Aniagwu, said the state proposed N50 billion in its 2025 budget estimates to enhance road infrastructure in the 25 Local Government Areas of the state. Aniagwu said this during a budget defence meeting with the Assembly Committee on Works and Special Projects on Wednesday in Asaba. ”It is worthy of note to mention that the ministry in the exercise of the ‘MORE Agenda’ made deliberate effort to spread projects across the 25 LGAs to the tune of N50 billion in the 2025 budget estimates,” he said. Aniagwu further said…
Days after the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, sacked Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya as the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) President, he resumed office on Tuesday in defiance of the ruling. This is the first time MC Oluomo will resume office and make it public since the court dismissed him as NURTW president. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the former chairperson of the Lagos State Chapter of the NURTW was elected unopposed as the union’s National President during an election held at its zonal secretariat in Osogbo. However, a Channels TV report on Sunday revealed that a three-member…