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Seme Customs processes N20bn export cargoes Q1 – CAC

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, said it processed 96,000 metric tonnes of export cargoes with a free-on-board value of N20.4bn between January and March 2025. In a statement on Monday, the Customs Area Controller of the command, Dr. Ben Oramalugo, stated this when he hosted the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and...
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Banana Island residents decry fee increments, insecurity

The residents and tenants of Bella Vista Apartment Group in Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, have called on homeowners and the board representing homeowners to find lasting solutions to the issues affecting the overall quality of life of people living within the community. The concerned residents and tenants, in a press conference recently, expressed their collective...
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Passengers lament fare hikes amid fuel price cuts, CNG

Nigerians have continued to lament the sustained hike in transportation fares despite the reduction in fuel pump price and the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas for both commercial and private transportation, an alternative to the Premium Motor Spirit. Thirty-one passengers who spoke with our correspondent across major parks in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states lamented...
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Plateau, NRC partner to revive rail services

Plateau State Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian Railway Corporation to restore and operate the historic Jos–Kuru rail corridor. The agreement was signed by the state commissioner for transportation, Jatau Davou, and the NRC managing director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, at the NRC Lagos headquarters. At the event, the commissioner who represented...
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Air Algeria picks SAHCO for ground services

Skyway Aviation Handling Company, one of Nigeria’s leading ground handling outfits,  has announced being awarding the contract to act as the official service provider for Air Algeria, a new airline on the Nigerian route. The company made this known through a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday by the Head of the Company’s...
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FG partners Ax Gas to unveil Lagos CNG conversion centre

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative has partnered with Ax Gas to unveil a CNG auto conversion centre in the Lakowe area of Lekki, Lagos State. The CNG auto conversion centre was launched yesterday to commence the conversion of government-owned vehicles as well as commercial ones at no cost to the drivers. Our correspondent reports...
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Tincan Customs rakes in N347bn revenue in Q1 – CAC

The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Command, said it collected a total of N347bn in revenue in the first quarter of 2025. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Frank Onyeka, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the command on Monday. Giving details of the revenue, he explained that in January, the command...
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FAAN engages customs CG, NSA to prevent strike

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has engaged with the Controller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, in resolving the impending aviation workers strike in protest against the conduct of his officers at the Lagos airport. The branch chairman of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria at FAAN, John Ogbe,...
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Lagos’ monthly rental scheme suffers three-year delay

In December 2021, the Lagos State government proposed a monthly rental scheme, which has suffered an inexplicable three-year delay despite a N5bn outlay, JOSEPHINE OGUNDEJI writes Three years and three months after announcing take-off plans, the Lagos State Government is yet to commence its proposed monthly rental scheme that was touted to reduce the burden...
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TCN unbundling not mere administrative step – Minister

The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has confirmed the unbundling of the Transmission Company of Nigeria into two distinct operational entities, which are the Nigeria Independent System and the Transmission Service Provider. He stated that the unbundling, which is in accordance with the Electricity Act 2023, is not simply an administrative measure but a...
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