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By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service has dismissed allegations of irregularities in its passport application and payment process, describing the claims as false, misleading and an attempt to defraud Nigerians. In a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, the agency said its passport application system remains secure, transparent and accessible only through its official portal. According to the statement, the NIS operates a […]

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned against attempts to derail what he described as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic renewal agenda for Northern Nigeria, insisting that the administration’s investments are designed to transform the region into a major economic hub in Africa. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, Yilwatda said […]

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has sparked fresh controversy after waiving the screening requirements for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the party’s upcoming presidential primary election. The decision, taken during the APC NWC’s 188th meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday, effectively cleared Tinubu to participate in the primary without appearing before a screening panel, a move likely to deepen concerns over […]

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigerian Navy has handed over 125 bags of seized foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service following a successful anti-smuggling operation carried out by personnel of Naval Base Epe in Lagos State. Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, led by Superintendent of Customs Chinedu Eboh, received the seized items during a formal handover at the Naval Base on […]

The Nigeria Customs Service has intensified efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing through a sensitisation programme for officers of its Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Unit held at the Service Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. The programme, held as part of the Service’s first-quarter operational review and capacity-building activities, focused on strengthening professionalism, ethical standards and inter-agency collaboration in tackling illicit financial flows. Speaking during the […]