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L-R: Mrs. Nanbam Danjuma-Lot, Project Coordinator of the Plateau State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Mr. Shunom Leo, Branch Leader, Fidelity Bank University of Jos Branch; Ms. Caroline Dafur, Plateau State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development;  Hon. Sunday Amuna, Executive Chairman, Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB); Mr. Saje Joseph, Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics, Plateau State Ministry of Education; and Mrs. Victoria Abuka, Team Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fidelity Bank Plc; at the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP) Back-to-School outreach in Plateau State recently. In a significant demonstration of its commitment to the development of education and community empowerment, Fidelity Bank Plc has donated back-to-school packs to school pupils in Plateau State. The intervention, which took place in Jos, saw over 600 randomly selected pupils drawn from all 17 Local Government Areas of the state benefit from t...

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigeria Police Force have launched a coordinated crackdown on unauthorized checkpoints and illegal roadblocks along the Apapa and Tin Can Island port corridors, a move aimed at reducing congestion, eliminating extortion, and improving cargo movement across Nigeria’s busiest maritime routes. The initiative was announced by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, following a high-level stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos involving security agencies, freight forwarders, transport unions, and government officials. NPA Targets Illegal Checkpoints Hindering Port Operations According to Dantsoho, investigations uncovered several operational challenges affecting the Apapa and Tin Can Island corridors, including illegal extortion points, overlapping security responsibilities, and traffic bottlenecks that continue to delay cargo delivery and increase logistics costs. “We have problems along the port corridor in Apapa...

The Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders, Importers and Exporters Coalition (SNFFIEC) has honoured Assistant Comptroller Oluseun Adedeji Adegbite, the Customs Officer in charge of ENL Terminal, Apapa, Lagos, with its Meritorious Gold Award as the "Most Performed Bulk Terminal Officer of the Year 2025/2026. The award, presented by the coalition under the leadership of its National Coordinator, Chief Osita Chukwudi, was in recognition of Adegbite's exceptional performance, transparency, professionalism and contributions to efficient cargo clearance operations at the terminal. In a letter conveying the award, the coalition stated that Adegbite emerged as the recipient after a rigorous evaluation process conducted by its Board of Trustees and relevant committees during its first quarterly meeting. According to the group, the Customs officer distinguished himself through exemplary leadership, honesty, calm disposition and commitment to quality service delivery, attributes that have p...

‎Mrs. Pamela Shodipo, Executive Director, South, Fidelity Bank Plc (2nd L); Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu, Chairman, Board of Directors, Fidelity Bank Plc (4th L); Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc (6th L); and Dr (Mrs.) Nonye Soludo, First Lady of  Anambra State (2nd R), with the beneficiaries at the Fidelity Bank Empowerment Programme organized in partnership with Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Foundation, held in Awka, Anambra State recently. ‎ One of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable social impact and economic inclusion through the empowerment of women and school children in Anambra State. ‎ ‎The landmark intervention, held recently in Awka during the 2026 Fidelity Empowerment Programme, featured the distribution of 200 sewing and grinding machines to women entrepreneurs, N25 million in seed capital support, 1,500 food packs to vulnerable households, and 250 solar-powered school bags to scho...

Union Bank’s Managing  Director and Chief Executive Officer sat with 30 of Nigeria’s most promising young leaders for a frank conversation on character, relationships and the discipline of growth. ‎ ‎Out of 25,000 applicants, only 30 earned a place. That single figure tells you how rare the room was when Yetunde B. Oni, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of Nigeria, recently sat down with a cohort of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy. ‎ ‎The Academy, a Lagos State Government initiative established in honour of Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, the state’s first civilian governor, exists to raise a generation of ethical and capable young leaders. Its fellows are drawn from across professions, sectors and ethnicities, and shaped through a fellowship facilitated by the Africa Leadership Initiative, West Africa (ALI WA), whose work on values and principled leadership has become a quiet engine behind some of the country’s most thoughtful emerging talent. ...

The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Port and Terminal Multi service Limited, (PTML), Chapter, yesterday, Thursday, 18th  June 2026, witnessed a seamless leadership transition as Hajiya Nabila Nura Miko formally took over the leadership of the Charpter from the out-gone Chairperson, Mrs. Ifeoluwa Anani. ‎ ‎During a colourful handover ceremony held at the Commands headquarter in TinCan,  the new Chairperson, Hajiya Nabila Miko accepted the leadership role with deep humility and a strong sense of responsibility expressing profound gratitude to the National President, Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi, whose guidance and sterling leadership qualities according to her has continued to serve as a beacon of empowerment, welfare and service for COWA members nationwide. ‎ ‎ "Her encouragement in keeping COWA members motivated is second to none. Under her visionary leadership , COWA continues to thrive as a beacon of Empowerment, welfare and service" Hajiya Miko stated. ‎ ‎The ...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Bank Group under the Accelerated Revenue Mobilisation Reform (ARMOR) Programme, has concluded a two-week Technical Assistance Mission on Post Clearance Audit (PCA). The programme held from 1 to 12 June 2026 focused on strengthening compliance management, revenue assurance, and trade facilitation through modern audit practices. ‎Representing the Comptroller-General of Customs at the closing ceremony, Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, Tijjani Abe, reaffirmed the Service's commitment to strengthening Post Clearance Audit as a modern control mechanism for promoting voluntary compliance, facilitating legitimate trade, and safeguarding government revenue. He noted that effective customs administration requires intelligence-driven, risk-based, and internationally compliant PCA systems. ‎ ‎ "The true measure of success will not be the completion of this programme, but ...

  ‎By OBIAJULU AGU ‎ ‎ The National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi Lagos (NOHIL) occupies more than enough land space along the Igbobi section of the arterial Ikorodu Road that it is rightfully referred to simply as Igbobi. ‎ ‎Established in 1945, NOHIL's standing as a centre of excellence near and far has also served to consolidate its recognition. With commercial motorcycles operations gaining ascendancy in Nigeria's transportation system, there has emerged the popular coinage "Igbo landlord" in street lingo, notably in Lagos, referring to the upsurge in the admission at NOHIL of victims of road accidents involving motorcycles. In the often chaotic traffic situation of Lagos, "Igbobi landlord" is an insult routinely and mostly hurled by commercial bus drivers in consternation at the presumably reckless motorcyclists weaving in and out traffic delivering their fares to their destinations in quick time. Ironically, even motorcyclists frequently exchange t...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the American Business Council (ABC) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening trade relations and addressing bottlenecks affecting business operations through sustained public-private sector engagement. ‎ ‎The resolution was reached during the quarterly meeting held on 16 June 2026 at the Service Headquarters in Abuja, where discussions centred on improving trade facilitation, enhancing security, and promoting stronger economic ties between Nigeria and the United States. ‎ ‎ Speaking during the meeting, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi stressed the importance of regular consultations with stakeholders, noting that the engagement would be institutionalised as a permanent feature of the Service's calendar. ‎ ‎"It is our intention that we institutionalise this as a permanent feature of the Customs calendar because of the importance we attach to this kind of engagement," Adeniyi said. ‎ ‎ CGC ...