A container ship carrying over 2,500 containers has sunk in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, the vessel hit a naval mine while...
The Acting Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’, Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Olukayode Afeni, has visited other security and law enforcement agencies in Lagos as part of efforts...
NDIGBOAMAKA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT ENTERS EXCITING STAGE – GRAND FINALE SLATED FOR NOVEMBER 14TH AT NATIONAL STADIUM, SURULERE *FEATURING NOVELTY MATCH: NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE TEAM VS NDIGBOAMAKA TRADERS ALL-STARS* The Ndigboamaka Progressive Markets Association (NPMA),...
The Nigeria Customs Service has auctioned 22,175 litres of Premium Motor Spirit seized by its anti-smuggling team, Operation Whirlwind, along the Lagos–Ogun axis. The petrol and the vehicles used to move it have a...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is working to remove the bottlenecks holding back Nigeria’s non-oil exports, with a push to widen export channels, speed up cargo processing, and bring more foreign exchange...
New nomenclature seeks to end years of controversy over Igbo leadership titles in the Diaspora A new chapter may have opened in the organisation of Igbo communities outside the South East as the South...
Emirion Real Estate LLC brings Dubai property experts to Eko Hotel on 3-4 October LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigerians weighing property abroad can meet Dubai real estate professionals in Lagos this weekend. Emirion Real Estate...
Suspected bandits attacked a community in Kaduna State in the early hours of Thursday, killing one resident and abducting nine others, including a man’s wife and two children. The attack took place in Babban...
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu for describing Nigeria as a cancer patient. Speaking during a world press conference on Thursday in Abuja, Atiku...
Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Olukayode Afeni has taken over as Acting Comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’, Ikeja, following the retirement of Comptroller Gambo Aliyu. He is the unit’s 30th head. The...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has started preparing for its 2026 basic training programme with a retreat for trainers in Lagos. The retreat held on Wednesday at the Customs Training College brought together trainers...
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the reforms going on in Nigeria have touched every home in the country. He said this on Thursday at the 66th National Independence Day parade, held at the...
As NINAuth handles about 1.3 million identity verifications daily, Switch Solutions MD Abdulaziz Aliyu Ari projects that public trust, data protection and responsible technology governance will determine the long-term success of Nigeria’s digital identity...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day with a speech that was, at its core, an argument about time — that the hard part is over and the point of it all...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has begun full operation of its Simplified Declaration for Passenger Baggage Import — a digital system meant to speed up baggage clearance at Nigeria’s busiest land...
Nigeria’s maritime economy may be developing—but the bigger question is where, how fast, and for whose benefit? Across the country’s southern coastline, a striking pattern is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. In Lagos, port...
A fire outbreak at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command office in Ibafon, Apapa, Lagos, has destroyed property worth millions of naira. The fire started at about 10:20 a.m. in the command’s...
Comptroller Murtala Mu’azu has formally resumed duty as the 33rd Customs Area Controller of the Apapa Area Command. He took over on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, at a ceremony held in the Command’s auditorium...
Flutterwave founder and CEO Olugbenga “GB” Agboola has been named to Fintech Magazine’s Top 100 Fintech Leaders list for 2026. He is the only Nigerian on the list. The annual list, published by the...
Several state chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected the Rainbow Coalition being promoted by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and are calling on him to formally...
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a woman in connection with the death of a man whose body was later found dumped along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja. Mrs Rukayat Muhammed was...
Anambra’s information commissioner says the state’s scrutiny of Peter Obi’s finances was never meant to damage him — only to test one specific claim. The Anambra State Government has moved to cool a dispute...
New questions are being raised about who actually ran the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) operation in Niger State that ended with 37 detainees dead. Sources say the Corps’ specialised Mining Marshals...
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has said he will not run for president or any other elective office after his time as governor ends. Otti made the statement on Friday during an interview on...
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA, has defended its decision to withhold specific investigative records related to an ongoing probe involving Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. In a court filing on September 23, 2026,...
Peter Obi has repeated his claim that he did not borrow money from any bank or financial institution during his eight years as governor of Anambra State. The former governor, now the presidential candidate...
Seun Kuti is once again making headlines over his comments about Peter Obi. In 2023, during the presidential election campaign, Kuti described Obi as an “opportunist” and argued that he could not deliver Nigeria....
On Tuesday, Igbo leaders, political figures, and traditional rulers came together in Lagos for the public presentation of a new book on Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The event marked 50 years of the organisation and came...
The Nigeria Customs Service has suspended transire processing for 103 bonded terminals, warehouses and free trade zones nationwide over transactions that have not been reconciled. The order is contained in a circular dated September...
Nigeria and the United States have signed an agreement to boost American investment in Nigeria’s mining sector. The deal was signed by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, and US Deputy Secretary...
President Bola Tinubu has announced an investment package of more than $7 billion for the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone and the Gateway Deep Seaport, calling the projects a major step towards...
Lagos State Police Command operatives have uncovered and sealed a suspected illegal factory in the Yafin area of Badagry, where adulterated alcoholic drinks were being produced and packaged. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP...
A cross-section of awardees and dignitaries at the ISTDAL 40th anniversary, where Senator Anthony Adefuye was among those honoured for distinguished service. The Imo State Towns Development Association, Lagos (ISTDAL), marked its 40th anniversary...