Breaking Barriers: CGC Bashir and the Power of Detribalized Leadership By Aliyu Jamil Gumel The Future AI Conference, held on December 27, 2024, in Hadejia, Jigawa State, transcended its primary focus on advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) for Nigeria’s development. Beyond the innovations and discussions that...

PRNigeria FactCheck Debunks Claims of Ethnic Bias in Customs as North Receives 58% of Promoted Officers A skit by popular comedian Bello Galadanci, widely known as Dan Bello, has ignited controversy over alleged ethnic bias within the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The satire suggested that...

AfCFTA: MWFAAN Stepping Up for Nigeria's Economic Future By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim It's been an encouraging few weeks for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Nigeria. The Nigeria Customs Service recently facilitated the country's first shipment under the AfCFTA to Kenya—a milestone that marks...

FG Needs to Cut Agencies at Borders to Facilitate trade, Generate Revenue, Says Okonjo-Iweala The World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, asked the federal government to cut down the number of agencies at the borders as part of key reforms needed by the Nigeria...

Customs Impounds 67,000 Litres of PMS Worth N84m   Amid the fuel hike in fuel price in Nigeria, Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 67,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol, valued at N84, 870,000,000 from smugglers. In a...

Nigeria Customs and Driving the AfCFTA Implementation By Abdulsalam Mahmud One laudable initiative aimed at boosting the growth of Africa's economy is the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, AfCFTA. Signed by 54 African Union member states in 2018, AfCFTA seeks to create the largest free...