Adisa Olamilekan, Maritime Editor Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has intensified its stakeholder engagement drive as part of efforts to eliminate trade barriers and promote seamless movement of goods and services along the strategic…

Drug traffickers foiled as NCS, NDLEA seize ₦18.9bn cannabis in Lagos

Adisa Olamilekan, Maritime Editor Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a massive consignment of Cannabis Indica valued at over ₦18.9…

APC aspirant Raphael Smith promises fresh direction for Etinan Federal Constituency

Tony Okoh, Uyo Clergy Ambassador and community leader, Dr. Raphael Smith Akpan, has formally declared his intention to contest the Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general elections after obtaining the nomination form…

Adalikwu reaffirms drive for maritime capacity building as MOWCA forges training alliance

L-R: Chief Kehinde Akinola, Chairman Governing Council of Maritime Academy of Nigeria; Dr Paul Adalikwu, Secretary General, MOWCA and Dr Kevin Okonna, Acting Rector, MAN Oron, at the opening session of the inaugural exchange visits of…

Economic insensitivity: Arbitrary spike in parking rate at MM2

By Olutayo Irantiola Recently, the parking rate at the Multi-Storey Car Park at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2), operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) and managed by Balosh, was arbitrarily increased. Overnight parking,…

Armor of Integration: A new era for Nigerian defense

​By Kennedy Elaigwu Awodi ​In the complex theatre of asymmetric warfare, victory is rarely found at the end of a barrel alone. It is found in the resilience of a farmer returning to his land, the…

AfCFTA: NPA eyes bigger trade share, rebrands Nigeria’s ports

Stanley Ihedigbo Nigeria is stepping up a sweeping overhaul of its port system as part of a high-stakes strategy to emerge as West Africa’s trade hub under the African Continental Free Trade Area, withtje Managing Director…

New cross-industry marketing network set to link farmers, SMEs, professionals nationwide

Ahmed Aliyu Joda, Kano RBS & GROUPS has announced plans to establish a technology-driven marketing network designed to connect buyers, suppliers, and industry professionals across multiple sectors of Nigeria’s economy. The initiative, spearheaded by the organisation’s…

Kano NDC defers congress over overwhelming presence of party bigwigs

Ahmed Aliyu Joda, Kano Kano State chapter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has postponed its planned state congress for the election of new party executives. State Chairman Hon. Husaini Isah Mai Riga said the decision…

Tinubu Enigma: Power, strategy, Nigerian State

By Lanre Ogundipe If the earlier parts of this series examined the rise of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the architecture of his political influence, the intelligence behind it, the economics of that structure, and the challenge…

When evidence meets gun: An indictment of instant justices

By Lanre Ogundipe Outrage, it appears, is most sincere when it is politically neutral, but this time it is anchored in something firmer than sentiment. The events in Effurun, Delta State, confront us with a stark…