Tag: Gulf tension, Iran, ship, Smuggling
Iran stokes Gulf tension, seizes ship accused of smuggling
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Thursday they had detained a “foreign tanker” and its crew for allegedly smuggling fuel, the latest incident in a tense standoff...
Vehicle smuggling through Seme border records sharp decline
Controller, Seme Border Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Muhammed Uba, has said that there has been a decrease in the smuggling of vehicles...
Emefiele: Smuggling harming Nigeria’s economy
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said that smuggling and dumping of goods in the country have done more harm to the nation’s economy...
Ete-Ibas: Smuggling, kidnapping of sailors threaten Nigeria’s economy
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas, on Wednesday in Abuja said smuggling and the kidnapping of seafarers for ransom are potent threats to...
Labour union leader tasks CBN on smuggling, economic sabotage
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGWN), Comrade Isa Aremu, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Why smuggling of vehicles persists through Nigeria’s land border
When the Federal Government slammed a ban on the importation of vehicles through the land borders, it was with the intention of encouraging local production to drive the...
FG moves to tackle smuggling, insecurity at land borders
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama says the Federal Government has stepped up measures to address challenges of smuggling and insecurity at the nation’s...
Smuggling: FG urged to strengthen Customs border patrol
The Federal Government has been urged to adopt effective measures towards curbing the smuggling of fish and other food items. Speaking against the backdrop of recent...
Smuggling: Customs urges Nigerians to embrace export
Controller Seme Area command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Muhammed Uba, has urged Nigerians who engage in illegal trade through smuggling to embrace...
Canadian sentenced to death for drug smuggling
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to death for drug smuggling after prosecutors said an original 15-year sentence announced in November was too lenient....
Canadian sentenced to death for drug smuggling
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to death for drug smuggling after prosecutors said an original 15-year sentence announced in November was too lenient....
Nigeria loses $325m annually to textile smuggling
The Federal Government is losing about $325 million revenue annually to the smuggling of textiles into Nigeria. The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment,...
