N1.45 trillion goods smuggled from Cotonou into Nigeria yearly, says Saraki 

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday decried the high level of smuggling of goods from Cotonou,…

International tennis star Boris Becker loses N40bn to shady Nigerian oil deal

Forty-nine-year-old international tennis and Wimbledon legend, Boris Becker, has claimed that he lost a huge part…

282 vessels ‘disappeared’ from seaports in six years, says Uzodinma 

The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, on Monday accused the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…

Cotonou slashes charges on transit vehicles to attract more Nigerian cargo 

Despite Nigerian government’s ban on importation of vehicles through land border, the volume of cars smuggled…

Physical examination of containers is not efficient, says Customs Controller 

The Controller, Port Harcourt Area II Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Onne, Comptroller Abubakar Bashir,…

Customs: What will agents come to do at night when cargo cleared during the day have not gone?

The realization of 24-hours clearance of goods at the port and implementation of Acting President Yemi…

Why progress eludes maritime sector

By Bolaji Akinola We’ve been here before. We’ve gone through this motion over and over again…

Tax amnesty and the other side of the coin

By Lakin’ Goodluck In the past few months there appears to be an unusual vitality behind the…

Dearth of northern female journalists

By Lami Tumaka For starters, pursuing any career path in Nigeria or even other developing nations…

Buhari has done nothing to grow Nigeria’s economy, says Financial Times 

Financial Times of London says President Muhammadu Buhari has practically done nothing to grow Nigeria’s economy,…

Customs e-auction records first internet scam victim

Winners of the e-auction of vehicles seized by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday stormed…

Josepdam expresses concern over dollar charges by NPA

JosepDam Port Services (JPS), operators of Terminal A, at the Tin can Island Port has expressed…