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Customs Rolls Out 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures, Revises Tariff Regime 

  The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the implementation of the Federal Government’s 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures and Tariff Amendments, introducing sweeping changes to the country’s customs and excise framework…

NPA Donates Security Gear to Strengthen Port Policing

  The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has donated security equipment to the Ports Authority Police (Western) Command to strengthen security across Nigeria’s seaports. The equipment was handed over on Wednesday…

FG Launches Committee to End Rejection of Nigerian Farm Exports 

  The Federal Government has inaugurated an interministerial committee to strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural quarantine system in a bid to curb the rejection of the country’s agricultural exports, enhance biosecurity and…

Nigeria Customs Service, Benin, Cameroon Seal Border Modernisation Pact 

  The Nigeria, Benin and Cameroon Customs have agreed to jointly overhaul their border operations after studying Africa’s most successful one-stop border post in Zimbabwe, signalling a major push to…

Houthis Attack Saudi Tanker in Red Sea as Regional Tensions Escalate 

  Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on the Saudi-flagged chemical tanker NCC Ghazal in the Red Sea, marking the latest attempt to enforce their self-declared…

Iran Rejects Oman’s Strait of Hormuz Management Proposal  

  Iran has rejected Oman’s proposal for a new regional management system for the Strait of Hormuz, dealing a blow to efforts to ease tensions over one of the world’s…

Iran Rejects US Peace Talks, Says It Still Controls Strait of Hormuz

  Iran declared on Monday that it remained firmly in control of the Strait of Hormuz and had not sought to resume peace talks with the United States, despite President…

Nigeria Customs Releases Final Recruitment List for ASC II

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released the final list of successful candidates for its 2024/2025 recruitment exercise into the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Customs II (ASC II),…

Navy Seizes Vessel Siphoning Crude Oil in Akwa Ibom, Arrests 12 Crew Members

  The Nigerian Navy said it has scored another major victory in its escalating war against crude oil theft after intercepting a vessel allegedly caught siphoning crude oil and illegally…

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Oyetola: On the Crest of Maritime History

  By Chima Nwana The introduction of the new Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a bold step in the right direction. It…

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The Rise and Transition to Glory of NPA’s Paul (Texas) Erakhifu

  By Ikechukwu Onyemekara    From humble beginnings at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) when he was employed on  October 17, 1994 (the month of his birth) as a junior…