By Innocent Orok Nigeria’s Cultural icon and Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe took time out to rollout the Nigerian Cultural map, with detailed and focal attention on state by state cultural festivals and time of celebrations. He did this at the induction ceremony of Ambassador Designates, Consuls-Generals and CDA en-titre held at the ...
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From a Street Hawker to Billionaire: The Story of Cosmas Maduka
This is the story of Cosmas Maduka; the man who grew a $500 Million Business Empire from 200 Naira he was settled with to punish him. Cosmas Maduka, CON is a is a well-known Nigerian Businessman and Philanthropist, the Founder, President and Chairman of the Coscharis Group, an indigenous conglomerate with diverse interest in Manufacturing, ICT, Petrochemical, Auto Care and ...
Read More »ANLCA President, Apapa Customs promised harmonious working relationship
The National President of Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Iju Tony Nwabunike and the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Apapa Customs Command, Comptroller Ibrahim Yusuf Malanta have promised to work together for a harmonious and beneficial relationship needed in the Command. Both made the call on Thursday when the ANLCA president led the delegation of his executives ...
Read More »NTA, NCAC TO FIGHT RAPE MENACE IN NIGERIA
By Innocent Orok The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) have resolved to tackle the menace of rape in Nigeria. The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture ( NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe and the Director General, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Mallam Yakubu ibn Mohammed made this resolution when the NCAC boss ...
Read More »ANLCA achieves another feat, conduct Western Zone Chapters Election
By Innocent Orok Barely a month the Iju Tony Nwabunike’s led Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) successfully conducted Chapters election into the Eastern Zone Chapters of Onne port, Calabar port, Port Harcourt Area 1 , Onne Oil & Gas, Port Harcourt Airport and Calabar port, the association has recorded another feat by conducting elections into four chapters in ...
Read More »Lagos Task Team on Port access road seeks Collaboration with NSC
The newly inaugurated Lagos State Government Task Team on restoration of Law and Order on Apapa Ports access roads has solicited the cooperation of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to enable it solve the traffic problem in Apapa. The Chairman of the Task Team, Mr. Toyin Fayinka made the call during a courtesy visit to NSC’s headquarter in Lagos on Tuesday. ...
Read More »FOU ZONE ‘C’ INTERCEPTS CONTRABAND GOODS WORTH N869M
By Innocent Orok Federal Operations Unit, Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service in its renewed vigor and determination to combat smuggling within its areas of jurisdiction, has intercepted various contrabands with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N869,550,345.00 between 1st- 31st January 2021. The seized items includes 1,024 cartons of unregistered pharmaceutical products, 1,046 bags of foreign parboiled rice ...
Read More »Gov. Udom Woos US to invest in Ibom Deep Seaport
The Akwa Ibom State Government said it is ready to collaborate with the United States Government and other investors to develop the Ibom Deep Seaport project. The State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has said during the visit of the Chief of Political and Economic Affairs of the U.S. Consulate in Nigeria, Mr Brandon Hudspeth, visited him at the Government House, Uyo. ...
Read More »New Year Feat: FOU ‘A’ makes 142,677 Seizures Worth N30b
By Innocent Orok The Federal Operations Unit, zone ‘A’, the leading anti – smuggling Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS) said it has intercepted and seized various contraband items numbering 142,677 with Duty paid value of N30,000,000,000. According to the Unit’s Acting Controller, Deputy Comptroller Usman Yahaya while briefing newsmen, the feat was achieved between January to February ...
Read More »Insecurity, Corruption will hinder NPPM Implementation
By Iju Tony Nwabunike INTRODUCTION Last week, on the invitation of the Minister of Transportation, I participated with other notable maritime stakeholders in a meeting on the implementation of newly launched Nigeria Port Process Manual (NPPM). Whereas the NPPM was conceptualised to promote transparency, accountability, predictability and eradicate corruption in the port system, this is not the first time we ...
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