Day: January 25, 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has concluded a high-level, two-day strategic leadership and management workshop aimed at accelerating trade facilitation reforms and enhancing the ease of doing business across the country. Organised in partnership with Reverso Business Services Limited, the training programme, which held from 22 to 23 January 2026, reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to digital modernisation and the elimination of bureaucratic bottlenecks within Nigeria’s trade corridors. The workshop formed part of the broader reform agenda of the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, focused on strengthening institutional capacity, aligning…

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has urged younger officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to develop global expertise in Post Clearance Audit (PCA), described it as a cornerstone for modern customs careers and a key driver of trade facilitation in Nigeria. Speaking at the conclusion of the 5-day WCO Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme held at NCS Headquarters in Abuja, Adeniyi emphasized that mastering emerging PCA techniques is the most effective way for new recruits to align their professional growth with international best practices. “For the younger officers…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday, January 26, for a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye, aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic relations between both countries. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the visit is expected to deepen cooperation in key areas such as security, education, social development, innovation, and aviation. The trip also built on the existing cordial relationship between Nigeria and Türkiye, following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s official…

The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has reaffirmed the Nigerian military’s commitment to intensify operations aimed at decisively ending insurgency in the North-East region. He made this known on Saturday, January 24, 2026, during the Combined West African Social Activity (WASA) for the year 2025, held at the 212 Parade Ground, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri. The event was co-hosted by Headquarters Theatre Command OPHK and Headquarters 7 Division, Nigerian Army. Major General Abubakar described WASA as a long-standing tradition of the…

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have recorded another major success in the fight against terrorism and criminal networks with the disruption of an illicit drug supply chain in Borno State. The operation, conducted under Operation Desert Sanity V, led to the arrest of a 65-year-old suspected drug dealer, Hauwa Abulazeez, on January 23, 2026, in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, following credible intelligence. Confirming the development, the Media Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Uba Sani, said the…