By Ovie Edomi, Ph.D Hate or love him, you can not but marvel at the personality of the 14th indigenous Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, whose appointment as the Comptroller General of Customs on 19th, June, 2023 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marked a turning point in the history of the Nigeria Customs Service. Indeed, no Customs boss has enjoyed the enormous goodwill as the current Customs boss in Nigeria Customs Service. Though the position commands so much respect, it equally comes with so much condemnation when one fails to meet the expectations of stakeholders…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Residents of Zion Plaza – Olusoji Avenue linking Alao Akala Expressway, Ibadan are hopeful of relief following moves by the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency, OYSROMA to fix the bad portions of the road. The Chairman, OYSROMA, Mr. Busoye Ogunlade, disclosed in Ibadan, on Friday that the agency also plans to fix other bad portions of the roads in the state. He noted that OYSROMA would also work on the drainage problem in the Zion Plaza – Olusoji Avenue linking Alao Akala Expressway area of the state capital Ogunlade, who lauded Governor Seyi Makinde for his swift approval of the…
By Yushau A. Shuaib On June 13, 2024, an email from Janice Hills of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) announced a Campaign, “100 Days of Impactful PR at Customs Service,” as a Finalist for the 2024 Golden World Award (GWA) in public Relations. As a finalist, the campaign will now proceed to the second round, where more materials, including documents, relevant web links, images, and videos, will be submitted to enable the jury from various countries to decide on the winning entries. The campaign, a testament to the strategic leadership of the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service…
A Dominican Priest, Rev. Fr. Anthony Akinwale, has advised Nigerians to emulate the selfless service the late Rev. Sr. Agnes Hassan rendered to humanity while alive. Akinwale gave this admonition during the burial service of the late Rev. Sr. Agnes Hassan, a former Principal of St. Teresa’s College in Ibadan. The priest noted that the late Hassan served God and humanity through her dedicated service in the education sector, especially as a principal at St. Teresa’s College Ibadan. He implored Oyo state government to use the memory of the deceased to return the missionary schools to the Church, which would…
Traditional and faith leaders from across West Africa, government officials, and representatives from international organisations have gathered in Abuja for the inaugural Annual High-Level GBV Prevention Summit. In Africa, many instances of GBV are justified under culture and tradition. Harmful gender norms and practices rooted in traditional customs and religious misconceptions perpetuate violence against women and girls. It is believed that the authority and platforms of traditional and religious leaders can be instrumental in addressing the root causes of GBV, such as patriarchy and gender stereotypes, by mobilizing communities towards change. Recognizing this, UN Women, with support from the Ford…
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has proposed the appointment of an Adhoc Mediation Committee to prevail on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the three member states of the regional bloc, to retrace their steps and reunite with other member nations. The Acting Speaker of the Parliament, Barau Jibrin, who is also the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, said the machinery has been set in motion to do this. Jibrin, speaking at the opening of 2024 Second Extraordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament in Kano State on Tuesday, noted that there is no…
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that the move by the Nigeria’s Senate to give capital punishment to drug trafficking offenders may add little or nothing to reducing the crime. Country Representative, UNODC, Oliver Stolpe, gave the verdict at a two-day Media Personnel Training on Ant-Corruption, Police Accountability, Wildlife Crime and Sensitization on Drugs Prevention, Treatment and Care, (DPTC), organized by the UNODC, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other partners, on Tuesday in Abuja. He said: “The deterrent effect of death penalty as never convincingly be proven. There is no proof of the effectiveness…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said his administration will continue to ensure probity and judicious spending of public funds and other resources by avoiding recklessness spending. Speaking while declaring open the 4th annual internal auditors retreat organised by the audit monitoring department of the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) held at the conference hotel, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, Prince Abiodun said his administration has successfully blocked all leakages in the state financial architecture. According to the governor, acountability, transparency, and probity are key and pivotal elements that enhance good governance and promote sustainable development. Represented by…
Sports philanthropist, Ehis Osaigbovo, has pronounced his commitment to bankroll this year’s Teen Boxing Tournament. The grassroots tournament for aspiring male and female boxers between the age of 15—19 in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, a brainchild of the bustling community’s authorities is scheduled for October. Osaigbovo, the millionaire businessman, famed for sports philanthropy, according to a statement released by the Council Head of Sports Development, Segun Davies, has pledged N10 million for the sponsorship of the catch them young tournament. Davies said the oil and gas mogul made further commitment to sponsor the event yearly in sole…
The Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered and dismantled an illegally constructed refining site with over 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Adobi settlement in Etche Local Government, Rivers State. The Commander of the CG’s SIS, DC Dandaura Appolos while giving the brief hinted that the operational success was achieved through credible Intelligence that some suspects have vandalized a multinational company well head and connected galvanized metal pipes with large hoses thereby syphoning crude and processing it locally. A statement on Saturday by the National Public Relations Officer of NSCDC,…