LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday disclosed that Hero’s Square, New Owerri, in Imo State, will be the new venue for the final screening of candidates from the South-East and South-South as it gradually concludes its ongoing recruitment exercise. According to Customs Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, the earlier chosen…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s been about two weeks since Nigeria’s Apex bank prohibited regulated financial institutions from dealing with Cryptos or face the wrath. At the fear of Nigeria’s Central Bank, financial institutions immediately began to close crypto-related firms. In the wake of such a ban, the demand for Bitcoin by Nigerians had exponentially grown…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the reduction of import duty on passenger transport vehicles by 30 per cent, The Nation learnt on Sunday. The reprieve also includes zero or free import duty on aviation engines and spare parts. The directive, according to a circular from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), which…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Global shipping leaders are calling for a beefed-up naval presence off west Africa, amid warnings that the region is facing a Somali-style piracy crisis. Vessels passing through the Gulf of Guinea, a vast stretch of water from Senegal to Angola, are suffering increasingly violent attacks by gangs who operate with near “impunity”…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of Justice in New York on Thursday charged four men in the alleged smuggling of banned catfish into the United States. Those charged were Mahmud Chowdhury, Shakil Ahmed, Belayet Hussain and Firoz Ahammad. According to the court complaint, the four worked with Asia Foods Distributor Inc. to smuggle large quantities…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Managing Director/CEO of Mac-Manuel Global Logistics, and the Vice President, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Mr Emeka Enwelu has confirmed that the Federal Government is not ready to key into African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) concept. Enwelu who is the Guest Speaker at roundtable chat…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Registrar, NAGAFF Academy, Francis Omotosho explained how freight forwarders in Nigeria keyed into African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and benefit from the trade concepts. Omotosho while speaking on a round table chat organized by the Maritime Journalists Association Of Nigeria (MAJAN) titled, “Preparation Of Freight Forwarders To Key Into AFCTA Concept” …
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s economy exited recession in the fourth quarter of 2020, recording its first growth in three quarters as coronavirus-linked lockdown was lifted across the country, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report Thursday. The report said Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 0.11 per cent in the three months between October…