Adeniyi Promises Adequate Sensitisation on Nigeria Customs Service Act

By Adedapo Adesanya The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written to the World Bank to suspend issuing loans to Nigeria’s 36 states over allegations of mismanaging public funds which may include loans obtained from the institution. In the letter dated November 25, 2023, the group specifically wants the bank’s President, Mr Ajay Banga, “to promptly, transparently and effectively conduct an investigation into the spending of loans and other facilities by the country’s 36 state governors and to suspend any loans and funding if there is relevant admissible evidence of mismanagement or diversion of public funds by any of

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Abuja for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to attend the COP28 Climate Summit which takes place from December 1 —2, 2023, with the theme Unite, Act, and Deliver. According to the presidential spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, the President will be using the platform to advocate for funding as well as technical support to tackle the array of climate problems facing the country. He said Mr Tinubu was “mindful of the severe impact of climate change on Nigeria, such as desertification, flooding, erosion, drought, and national security risks arising therefrom, will maximise

By Bliss Okperan A helicopter operated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday crash-landed and exploded at the NAF Base, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the incident in a statement, noting that the NAF-35p had taken off on an operation against oil thieves in Rivers State before the unfortunate incident. He said five persons on board survived the air mishap with minor injuries. “A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter crashed at Port Harcourt today, December 1, 2023. The unfortunate incident occurred at about 7.45 am shortly

By Bliss Okperan The Tincan Island Port (TCIP) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has created a mobile application to automate its bond and license unit, Transire. At the unveiling of the app on Thursday, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, said the need to automate the Bond and License Unit had become imperative for administrative and procedural ease of doing business in the command. Speaking at a sensitization program on the automation process, Mr Nnadi informed participants that the application was developed by Superintendent of Customs Samuel Bello, to reduce the volumes of documents being deployed in

By Modupe Gbadeyanka An opportunity for Nigerians to enjoy the full benefits of blockchain technology has opened courtesy the partnership between Interswitch Group and Microsoft. At media parley last week, both parties unveiled an innovative blockchain-based supply chain financing service in the country. This novel initiative brings together entrepreneurs, major financial institutions and corporates organizations, all on a single platform to provide end-to-end visibility that will ensure fast and seamless trade financing in supply chain operations. The Interswitch Blockchain Service (Supply Chain Finance Module), built and hosted using the Microsoft Azure Blockchain technology, provides a proven security, compliance and scalable

By Taiwo Hassan The ethical dilemma comes in different shades. It ranges from editors and journalists slanting a story to cover real issues by giving prominence to a good side of a story without balance, helping the government and other officials in disinformation propaganda to launder the image of the government, and receiving gratification to downplay news stories. The list is endless. Ethics is primarily being bound by a moral principle. The journalism profession has come a long way with its embedded moral codes. Many Journalists have lost their lives and other things they hold dear, trying to uphold the

By Dipo Olowookere Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, has appointed chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank of Nigeria, Ms Bola Adesola, as vice chairman of the United Nations Global Compact board. Also appointed into the same position by the United Nations scribe was Chief Executive Officer of Unilever, Mr Paul Polman, a Dutch national. A statement issued from the office of the spokesperson for the Secretary-General disclosed that Mr Guterres, as Chairman of the board, “looks forward to working closely with Ms Adesola and Mr Polman, along with United Nations Global Compact Executive Director, Lise Kingo, as

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By Adedapo Adesanya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to an organic apple and blackcurrant juice from Australia, warning them against the consumption of the drink. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mrs Moji Adeyeye, said the products have been certified harmful for human consumption and should not be consumed. “The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has warned against the consumption of Pure Tassie Organic Apple and Blackcurrant Juice originating from Australia. “This was due to (an) unacceptable level of patulin (a mycotoxin) which had exceeded

By Adedapo Adesanya The website of top online commerce firm, Konga, is down and according to a notice to visitors on Wednesday, the platform is undergoing scheduled maintenance. The company said it is upgrading its page to offer a better experience to customers, and to drive an improved platform that will further increase its value chain. “We are undergoing a bit of scheduled maintenance. Sorry for the inconvenience. We will be back up and running as fast as possible,” the company said on its website when Business Post checked at the time of filing this report. However, the mobile app

By Modupe Gbadeyanka About 60,000 persons displayed by heavy fighting in Somalia have received emergency food and household materials from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS). Some of the foof items distributed so far by the Red Cross include rice, beans and vegetable oil. There have been heavy clashes between armed forces of Galmudug and Puntland in Galkayo town. Some 34,000 people – those with the greatest needs — received mosquito nets, tarpaulins, kitchen sets, basins, jerry cans and hygiene parcels provided. That is the ICRC’s biggest emergency response carried out

By Adedapo Adesanya The humanitarian support provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in northeast Nigeria to the displaced and vulnerable populations in Nigeria’s conflict-ridden northeastern states reached new heights in 2022. The global health authority supported over 1.7 million residents through emergency life-saving health services and other preventive measures in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states. Giving the overview of the 2022 WHO aid activities in the BAY, the WHO northeast Emergency Manager, Dr Beatrice Muraguri, said the interventions were made possible with funds from donors, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), European Civil Protection and