Esther Komolafe

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Port Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command has welcomed Comptroller Tenny Mankini Duniyan as the new Customs Area Controller (CAC) following the recent elevation of the former immediate past CAC, Saidu Abba Yusuf to the rank of Assistant Comptroller General(ACG) of Customs The brief handover ceremony occurred on Friday the 17th of May 2024 inside the command’s conference room at Tincan Island in Lagos, and was made available to the media through the command’s  Public Relations Officer , Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC )Yakubu Muhammad. Speaking during the event, the incoming CAC , Comptroller Daniyan promised…

The Comptroller-General of  Nigeria Customs Service Adewale Adeniyi, has decorated thirteen (13) members of his management team with their new ranks at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja amidst calls to redouble their commitment and dedication to the success of the service. The event took place on the Wednesday the 15th day of May of 2024 . The signed statement was made available to the  press immediately after the ceremony through the Chief Superintendent of Customs Abdullahi Maiwada, the spokesman of the service. The statement revealed that CGC Adewale Adeniyi decorated 5 Deputy Comptroller-Generals and 8 Assistant Comptroller-Generals following…

*...Stakeholders Question Delayed Deployment, Transparency* Stakeholders in Nigeria’s maritime industry are raising pressing questions about the whereabouts and management of the N50 billion Modular Floating Dock acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The acquisition was initially celebrated as a significant boost to Nigeria’s maritime infrastructure, aimed at enhancing the country’s vessel maintenance and repair capabilities. Since February, when NIMASA announced plans to move the dock to Continental Shipyard in Apapa, the deployment has yet to occur. Despite promises of relocation and utilization, the floating dock remains elusive, fueling concerns about transparency and accountability within the agency.…

Fulfilling its anti-smuggling functions which is one of the core mandate of Nigeria Customs Service as enshrined in the NCS Act 2023, the Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service known for its major onslaught against the reign of smuggling on our Western Waterways and Creeks has made a seizure of One Hundred and Seventy Seven (177) Sacks and Sixty One (61) Kegs of 25 Litres containing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) along Isalu Creek Badagry Waterway en-route Benin Republic. The Customs Ares Controller ( CAC) Comptroller Paul Bamisaiye revealed this during a press briefing that was organized at the command’s …

The Local Government Chairman of Dutsi Local Government Area, Katsina State, Mr. Ado Rabe, has pleaded with the management of Nigeria Customs Service to employ a member of the family of the slain Customs officer, late Customs Assistant 11, Auwal Haruna to fill in the gap caused by the sudden death. The local government chairman spoke on behalf of the family of the deceased when a high-powered delegation led by the Customs Area Controller, Katsina State Command, Comptroller Muhammad Umar visited the family in Kayawa, The delegation represented the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR on a condolence…

The Nigeria Customs Service Apapa Area Command witnessed another change of guard as the outgoing Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba starts retirement journey after spending 35 years in the Service and relinquished the mantle of Leadership to Comptroller Babatunde Olomu. The change of baton event took place yesterday the 6th of May , 2024 at the command’s conference hall  and was witnessed by stakeholders , officers and men of the service and the media at Apapa in Lagos State. The incoming CAC , Comptroller Babatunde Olomu Ph.D , listed six key operational areas his administration will focus on…

Sweet is the memory  of the saints, this was  indeed the testimonies of people of Agbere community in Sagbama Local government Area of Bayelsa State as one of the son of soil, Captain Warriedi Enisuoh, the Executive Director of Operations and Technical Services at Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL committed the remains of his dearest mother, Madame Theresa Virginia Enisuoh to mother earth. The funeral event which was show of class, occurred on the 27th day of April 2024 at St Peter’s Catholic Church Agbere, Bayelsa State. The officiating Priest Reverend Father Cletus Okonkwo, charged the congregants to see…

  The remains of Late Madame Theresa Enisuoh, mother of the Executive Director, Operations and Technical Services, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Capt. Warredi Enisuoh who passed on to glory on March 21, 2024 will be laid to rest on April 27, 2024. The burial ceremony will take place at School Field, Agbere in Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. According to a burial invitation sent out by the Enisuoh Family, the burial event will take place by 10 am on Saturday, April 27, 2024. It will be recalled that Mrs Enisuoh, fondly called “Nurse” who hailed from Agbere in…

Paving  ways for support, making pledges and soliciting for public awareness, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has paid a courtesy visit to the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Corporate Headquarters, on the 17th day of April 2024 The CGC, was warmly welcomed by the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndache, and he acknowledged his achievements, stating, "The comments about you are that of joy and your achievements are highly commendable. You've reached out to several and necessary stakeholders, and you have partnered with many media organisations. “The reason for welcoming you to our corporate…

In a grand occasion the Area 2 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) Onne , Portharcourt on the 19th day of April 2024, held a sensational Handing and Taking over Parade in honour of the Out-going Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Baba Imam and the In-coming Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Babandede. The Command had in attendance to witness the parade, various Commanders, Heads of Security Agencies and Stakeholders working in the Port Environment. The outgoing Controller, Comptroller Baba Imam in his welfare address, appreciated God for his mercy and Love, he appreciated the Comptroller General of Customs BA Adeniyi for the…