The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has said smuggling of petroleum products through Nigeria’s land borders has reduced significantly following intensified enforcement by the Service. Adeniyi disclosed this during a weekend meeting between the NCS and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), led by its Executive Director, […]
Worried by the high level of cross-border smuggling, Nigeria has resolved to fully implement the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Benin Republic to tackle the menace. Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, restated the nation’s commitment to curbing smuggling at a meeting the Ambassador of Benin Republic, Ms. Adjovi Paulette. The minister said that the […]
The tears have begun to flow, ceaselessly – across the globe. For the four Nigerians, and five other nationals convicted for smuggling narcotics into Indonesia, the rat-tat-tat of guns, trained against them on fatal errands, may begin today. Their names are given as: Martin Anderson, 50; Silvester Obiekwe Nwolise, 47; Jamiu Owolabi Abashin, 50; and […]