October 12, 2025

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Nigeria customs engages stakeholders on B’ Odogwu clearance system, may reinstate 4% FOB levy

Nigeria Customs Service Engages Stakeholders On B’Odogwu Clearance System, may reinstate 4% FOB Levy

By Babatunde Aremu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday held a pivotal Town Hall Meeting with stakeholders in Lagos unveiling fresh insights into the ongoing deployment of its indigenous trade platform, B’Odogwu Clearance System, while also signaling the likely reintroduction of the suspended 4% Free-On-Board (FOB) levy on imports.… More...

Politics without bitterness: My remote encounter with Senator Orji Uzor kalu ( OUK)

*Politics without bitterness- My remote encounter with Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK).*

I would like to share a personal experience of my encounter with Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and to highlight certain qualities exhibited by OUK which is uncommon among our political class.… More...

CSR: Customs renovates, adopts school in Lagos, pledges sustained support

CSR: Customs Renovates, Adopts School in Lagos, Pledges Sustained Support

By Babatunde Aremu

The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has renovated and commissioned Christ Assembly Nursery and Primary School in Olodi Apapa, Lagos State, as part of the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.… More...

Customs Spokesperson , Maiwada makes 2025 PR power list

Customs Spokesperson, Maiwada Makes 2025 PR Power List

By Babatunde Aremu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has again been spotlighted for excellence in public service and strategic communication. The National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller of Customs (AC) Abdullahi Maiwada, has been named among Nigeria’s top 50 PR and communications professionals in the prestigious 2025 PR Power List.… More...

MARAN beams searchlight on NiMASA’s aggressive campaign against war Risk premiums

MARAN beams searchlight on
NIMASA’s Aggressive Campaign Against War Risk Premiums

By Babatunde Aremu

While the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) under its Director General, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has stated its commitment to eliminating the exorbitant and unjustifiable War Risk Insurance (WRI) premiums imposed by foreign insurance firms on Nigerian bound ships, the actual impact of their aggressive campaign remains questionable.… More...

Western Marine command Boosts officers welfare, records smuggling successes despite logistics constraints

Western Marine Command Boosts Officers’ Welfare, Records Smuggling Successes Despite Logistics Constraints

By Babatunde Aremu

The Western Marine Command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is intensifying its enforcement efforts on Nigeria’s waterways through a renewed focus on officers’ welfare and operational readiness, even as it battles persistent logistical challenges.… More...

“B”Odogwu platform: PTML customs records 34.1% revenue increase half year 2025

“B” Odogwu platform: PTML Customs records 34.1% Revenue Increase half year 2025

 By Babatunde Aremu


The Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has achieved a total collection of N204,725,634,459.55 for the first half of 2025 which is N52,077,116,927.50 higher than the N152,648,517,532.05 collected at the same period last year.… More...

Oyetola pledges to boost local fish production, end import dependence

Oyetola pledges to boost local fish production, end import dependence

By Babatunde Aremu

The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has vowed to end Nigeria’s dependence on fish importation by aggressively boosting local fish production.… More...