U.S. Endorses Okonjo-Iweala Candidacy As DG WTO     The United States government on Thursday endorsed Nigeria’s former Finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the office of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The endorsement is contained in a statement issued by the Office of the...

Nigeria Customs Service Raises Alarm over Foreign Massive Rice Smuggling … Customs to Area Controllers: You're Responsible for Officers' Inactions Aiding Rice Smuggling         As massive smuggling of foreign rice into the country's markets persist, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has directed its Controllers and Unit Heads...

Why Poor Corruption Index Matter And What FG Must Do — Rafsanjani       The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani has said it would be irresponsible for Nigerians to trivialise results of the 2020 CPI index which highlighted...

How President Buhari Approved National Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre - Pantami       Being a remark by Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy at the Groundbreaking of the Centre in Abuja on February 4, 2021 I am highly delighted to be at the...

NCBN Boss, Jerry Wesley, Dies in Abuja Health Facility         The Managing Director of the Nigeria Customs Broadcasting Network (NCBN), Engr. Jerry Wesley Edirin, is dead. NCBN operates both television and a popular radio station in Abuja with endorsement and partnership with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Late...

Third-Estate, Ilorin Emirate Forums Mourn Death of Sardauna Ayinla Saro         A leading socio-cultural group, Third-Estate and other prominent Ilorin Emirate Forums have expressed grief over the death of a renown industrialist and philanthropist, Alhaji Umar Ayinla Saro. Alhaji Saro, who was until his death the Sardauna...