By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, arraigned two suspected Chinese illegal miners, Zhang Hong Lin and Zhao Pei Hai, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The defendants were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on unlawful possession and exportation of mineral resources. One of the counts reads: “That you, ZHANG HONG LIN, GAO PEI HAI AND GAO PEI YU (AT LARGE) sometime in…
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By Miriam Humbe The Commander of the Nigerian Army Training Centre (NATRAC), Major General John Sokoya, has called for enhanced collaboration between NATRAC and the Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC), to administer effective and realistic training to personnel of the Nigerian Army (NA). Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Maj Gen Sokoya made the call on Tuesday, 3 June, 2025, when he paid a familiarisation visit to the Commander TRADOC NA, Major General Kevin Aligbe, in Minna, Niger State. He…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has inaugurated a Joint Inter-Agency Committee to develop a Digital Traceability Portal aimed at tackling counterfeit products and strengthening supply chain transparency across Nigeria. Humsimedia gathered that this was in a decisive move to enhance product integrity and consumer protection. The Traceability Portal, a flagship initiative of the Commission, will assign unique QR codes to products, enabling consumers, retailers, manufacturers, and regulators to verify authenticity, track origin, and ensure end-to-end product traceability. Speaking at the inauguration held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Mr Kola Alabi, Executive Commissioner, Corporate…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to enhance administrative excellence and result-driven service delivery in the Federal Civil Service, in line with the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP 2021-2025). Director, Information & Public Relations in the OSGF, Segun Imohiosen disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (OSGF) Dr. Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri made this disclosure during a 3-Day Training Workshop on Administrative Excellence Through Ethics, Discretion and Result Driven Service held in Abuja. He emphasised that the…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its efforts to combat fuel smuggling with the deployment of newly inducted officers to Operation Whirlwind, a tactical unit launched in May 2024 to check the illegal movement of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across Nigeria’s borders. The induction ceremony, held on 3 June 2025, in Abuja, signalled a renewed commitment to national economic protection, as the officers were charged to uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and vigilance. Addressing the operatives, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, underscored the importance of the assignment, stating: “We must always affirm to…
The attention of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been drawn to a video currently circulating on social media, which captures a tragic shooting incident involving some operatives of the Service. The NCS wishes to categorically state that the incident in question occurred on Sunday, 17 February 2019, and not a recent development, as portrayed by some online platforms. Following the ugly occurrence at the Shagamu Interchange in Ogun State, the Service took immediate steps to address the situation in line with its internal procedures. A public statement was issued at the time, and a disciplinary panel was established to…
As part of a significant move to strengthen border security and improve regional capacity, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has launched the first-ever WCO Expert Master Trainer Programme on Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) in West Africa. The week-long programme commenced on 2 June 2025 in Abuja, drawing participants from Customs administrations across the region. The training aims to equip officers with the technical know-how to deploy geospatial technologies for mapping, analysing, and monitoring border activities. Declaring the programme open, Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, emphasised…
By Miriam Humbe The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), Engineer Jane Egerton-Idehen has said that her agency would continue to render excellent services to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the area of satellite television broadcasting. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Acting Director Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The NIGCOMSAT boss made the statement during a courtesy call on the Director General, NYSC, Brig Gen Olakunle Nafiu in his office. Briefing her host on the bilateral relationship between the sister organizations, Engineer Egerton-Idehen disclosed that NIGCOMSAT had been beaming…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has called for feedbacks from financial services industry stakeholders in the country, policy makers and the public towards the ongoing revision of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance System. This was contained in a press statement by the NDIC’s Head, Communications & Public Affairs, Hawwau Gambo. The NDIC said that the IADI Core Principles were used by jurisdictions, including Nigeria, as a benchmark for assessing the quality of their deposit insurance systems and for identifying gaps in their deposit insurance practices and measures to…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, hosted a delegation from the World Bank at its headquarters in Abuja as part of an ongoing high-level mission focused on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Nigeria. The mission, led by Mr. Francis Samson Nkoka, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World Bank, seeks to strengthen technical collaboration with Nigerian institutions to bolster national resilience against climate and weather-related hazards. In his remarks, Professor Charles Anosike, NiMet DG/CEO and Permanent Representative of Nigeria with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), emphasized that strengthening climate advisory services requires…
By Miriam Humbe The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has reiterated that the fight against insecurity and corruption cannot be left in the hands of security agencies alone. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosedthis in a statement signed on Tuesday. Olukoyede stressed that every Nigerian has a critical role to play in securing the nation and promoting good governance. The EFCC helmsman was speaking in Abuja on Tuesday June 3, 2025, at a high level national forum organized by the Voice of Nigeria (VON). Represented by the Director of Public…
By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, arraigned one Ewulum Chimeze Felix on an 11-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, stealing, possession of fraudulent documents and forgery to the tune of N23,500,280 (Twenty-Three Million, Five Hundred Naira Two Hundred and Eighty kobo) before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Chimeze allegedly promised to help the petitioner obtain a United Kingdom visa, work…