Nigeria Customs Pushes for Deeper Collaboration With OPHK on Border Security

Nigeria Customs Pushes for Deeper Collaboration With OPHK on Border Security

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is seeking stronger operational ties with the Headquarters Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), as part of efforts to tighten border security across Borno and Yobe states. According to the statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer for Operation HADIN KAI, Controller Abdullahi Mohammed Idris—who oversees Customs operations in both states—made the push during a courtesy […]

February 15, 2026 5

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AU Commissioner Backs Nigerian Navy, Pushes for Regional Maritime Cooperation

By Zainab Uzomah The African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, has praised the Nigerian Navy for what he described as significant achievements in maritime security during a visit to the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, at Naval Headquarters in Abuja on 5 February 2026. In a statement signed by Captain AA Folorunsho, Acting Director of Information, the Navy said Ambassador […]

February 6, 2026 15

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NAF Returns Super Puma Helicopter to Service as Air Chief Pushes for Higher Operational Readiness

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has restored one of its key multi-role helicopters to full operational status, in what officials describe as a major lift to the country’s airpower. The Super Puma aircraft, NAF 565, was unveiled at 205 Rotary Wing in Lagos on Tuesday after months of reactivation work. In a statement signed by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air […]

February 5, 2026 13

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Nigeria Customs Pushes Innovation-Led Reforms at Global Conference in Abu Dhabi

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to technology-driven border management as senior officials joined global Customs leaders at the 2026 World Customs Organisation (WCO) Technology Conference and Exhibition, which opened on Wednesday at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates. In a statement, the Service said its participation reflects Nigeria’s ongoing trade-modernisation agenda and alignment with global standards in digitalisation, […]

February 1, 2026 12 2

BUSINESS

Naira crash pushes raw material imports to N3tn – NBS report

Imports of raw materials into the country rose by 25 per cent to N3tn in 2023. This is according to the Foreign Trade Statistics data published by the National Bureau of Statistics. The major raw materials imported during the period included cane sugar, other lubricating oils meant to be mixed further, preparations of milk containing vegetable fats and oils, mixtures of odoriferous substances, sheets for veneering, among others. Conversely, Nigeria […]

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