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BUMWAN Applauds Customs’ New Management Team

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31/07/2023

By Hector Spiff

The Business and Maritime Writers’ Association of Nigeria (BUMWAN) has congratulated the newly appointed three Deputy Comptroller Generals of Customs (DCGs) and three Assistant Comptroller Generals of Customs (ACGs) by President Bola Tinubu.

Recall that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced the appointment of DCG Festus Okun, DCG Musa Baba Abdullahi, DCG Albashir Hamisu, ACG Kamarudeen Olumoh, ACG Auwal Baba Mohammed and ACG Adeogun Olajogun as the new management team that would pilot the affairs of the agency following the appointment of acting Comptroller General of Customs and the retirement of some senior officers.

This decision was reached at an emergency executive meeting held on Sunday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Commenting on the development, the National President of BUMWAN, Mr Peter Ihejirika, applauded Mr Tinubu for rewarding what he termed as hard work and dedication shown through the appointment of those whom he said have grown through the ranks and have contributed immensely to the soaring revenue profile of NCS over the years.

Mr Ihejirika posited that, “With the recent appointment, the Nigeria Customs Service will witness an astronomical growth both in manpower development, service delivery and the federal government fiscal policy stimulus which would be enhanced.”

“Smugglers and those that engage in unwholesome trade should think of another business as the new management team are known for their averred compliant with extant laws guiding import, export and cargo clearance and also the core mandate of Nigeria Customs Service which includes Revenue generation, Trade facilitation, Anti-Smuggling among others,” he added.

He enjoined all officers and men of the service, and other stakeholders in the maritime industry to work together with the new management team to ensure the achievement of their mandate.

In his remarks, the National Secretary of BUMWAN, Mr Tony Nzekwe, said, “The appointment of the six senior customs officers is an affirmation of merit, professionalism, discipline and productive results driven Nigeria Customs Service.

“It’s a new dawn of enhanced technological driven service delivery, robust stakeholders’ synergies and improved geometrical revenue generation into the federal coffers.”

He asserted that, “The newly appointed 3 DCGs and 3 ACGs are Senior Customs Officers who have consistently over decades remained astute, pragmatic, transparent, resourceful and compliant to the fiscal policies of the federal government of Nigeria.”

“These are distinguished senior officers who have killed self-interest over national interest, security and prosperity. And all critical stakeholders and operators in the maritime industry should give them adequate and needed cooperation and support to excel in their new assignment,” he added.

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The LOGIC Church Plans ‘Jesus + Nothing Worship’ for Good Friday

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10 hours ago

13/04/2025

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Apostle Flourish Peters The Logic Church

By Dipo Olowookere

On Friday, April 18, 2025, all roads will lead to the headquarters of the Love of God in Christ (LOGIC) Church in the Lekki area of Lagos State for an uplifting evening dedicated to expressing the message of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ in music.

The day, which is Good Friday, has been set aside to celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is the cornerstone of Christian faith.

Christian faithful from across the global will gather for the hybrid programme tagged Jesus + Nothing Worship, a platform that provides worshippers an opportunity to connect with the essence of the Gospel in worship.

Soul-lifting singers expected to minister on that day include Neon Adejo, Greatman Takit, Victor Thompson, Timi Dakolo, Samuel Giveson (SMJ), Noble G, Steve Hills, and Lily Perez.

Others are Joxie, Anderson Qozan, Pastor Victor Paul, EmekaSongz, Flo, Dorcas Moore, Magpsalms, Mera Owili, Gerald Bishung, Phebe Lion, and the vibrant Evolution Children’s Choir.

The Lead Pastor and Apostolic Head of the LOGIC Church, Apostle Flourish Peters, while commenting ahead of the event, said, “As a Christocentric faith community, this event is a great way to celebrate the gift of Christ, who laid down his life for our redemption. Good Friday is a great time to have a worship celebration like this.”

“Nothing speaks to the culture of a people like the music they listen to. Jesus + Nothing Worship will contribute to shaping and mainstreaming a culture of christocentric worship, where the Gospel of Christ’s death, burial and resurrection is platformed through worship,” he added.

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SERAP Calls for Withdrawal of Nigeria’s Data Act Amendment

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10 hours ago

13/04/2025

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By Adedapo Adesanya

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for the withdrawal of the amendment of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 because it seeks to regulate the activities of bloggers operating within the territorial boundaries of Nigeria.

The organisation in its letter urged the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas, to “immediately withdraw the repressive bill.”

Business Post reports that the titled A Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to Mandate the Establishment of Physical Offices within the Territorial Boundaries of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by Social Media Platforms and for Related Matters among others intends to regulate bloggers, including by requiring all bloggers to register local offices and join recognised national association for bloggers.

Currently, the bill has passed its first and second reading in the Senate.

In the letter signed its deputy director, Mr Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP asked Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas “to ensure that any amendment to the Nigeria Data Protection Act promotes and protects the rights of bloggers and other journalists and does not undermine the fundamental human rights of Nigerians.”

It demanded an end to “the imposition of unnecessary restrictions on the rights of Nigerians online and Internet-based content.”

In the letter dated April 12, 2025, the group said, “This bill is a blatant attempt to bring back and fast-track the obnoxious and widely rejected social media bill by the back-door.”

“If passed, the bill would also be used to ban major social media platforms—including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok, and independent bloggers if they ‘continuously fail to establish/register and maintain physical offices in Nigeria for a period of 30 days.

“Lawmakers should not become arbiters of truth in the public and political domain. Regulating the activities of bloggers and forcing them to associate would have a significant chilling effect on freedom of expression and lead to censorship or restraint.

“Should the National Assembly and its leadership fail to withdraw the bill to regulate the activities of bloggers, and should any such bill be assented to by President Bola Tinubu, SERAP would consider appropriate legal action to challenge the legality of any such law and ensure it is never implemented in the public interest,” the organisation warned.