The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has embarked on Time Release Study (TRS) to measure the efficiency of its trade facilitation role and reduce the turn-around time for cargo clearance

In my own opinion, It is obvious that Buhari and All Progressives Congress, APC, are threatened by what Saraki might become if he defects to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Why was the police used in doing the bidding of powerful interests simply because APC members want to defect to another party? I see this as tyranny. He would have eventually honoured their invitation but the big question remains: why involve the police? Why did they block his convoy?

Nigerian Integrated Customs Information System II, NICIS II, adopted by the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, for trade facilitation and tariff processing may be yielding positive results, as Customs’s revenue went up by 14 per cent in the first half of 2018.

FOLLOWING the dumping of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC by some Senators and members of the House of Representatives to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Abu Ibrahim, APC, Katsina South has asked the Senate President and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara to resign now from the party.

Arsenal and Nigeria striker, Alex Iwobi has agreed to a new five-year deal that will keep him at Arsenal until 2023.

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu was today, honoured in faraway Gombe State as the State named it’s low cost housing estate road currently built and commissioned today.

ENUGU—THE family of immediate past Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Innocent Azubike Umezulike has officially announced the burial arrangements of the late Professor who passed away in London, United Kingdom.

AWKA—SOME retired Bishops of the Anglican Church yesterday renewed the battle against the continued existence of the age long Osu Caste System in Igbo land, which classified some people as free born and others as not free born.

Bothered by the spate of killings in the country, former Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada and Mexico, Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher has argued that it was the turn of the North Central geopolitical zone to produce the next president of the country given the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to live up to the expectations of Nigerians.

The Acting Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Danladi Ibrahim, on Monday disclosed that the Onitsha river port in Anambra State has been concessioned to two companies and that the port may commence operations before the end of 2018.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday that 48 political parties filed nominations for the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun.

Danish shipping company Maersk Line has been named ‘Container Operator of the Year’ at the annual Lloyd’s List Asia awards in Singapore.

Many issues remain unresolved following last week’s intersessional working group (ISWG) meeting at the IMO to develop guidelines to support the consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur from 1 January 2020.

The All Progressives Congress APC has reacted to the defection of the Benue State Governor, Dr Samuel Ioraer Ortom from the Party, describing it as “somewhat surprising.”

Deputy senate president, Dr Ike Ekweremadu, whose house was invaded yesterday by the men of the Nigerian police, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Department of State security, DSS, on Wednesday spoke against the invasion.