By Miriam Humbe As Muslim faithful across the world observe the 2025 Eid el kabir celebration, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mallam Shehu Mohammed has advocated the spirit of peace and tolerance among Nigerians, saying acts of violence and resort to intolerant behaviors undermine the peaceful nature of the Islamic religion. Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The Corps Marshal made the call in his 2025 Eid el kabir message in which he enjoined all Nigerians to embrace peaceful coexistence and show consideration to one another in all…
Author: Humsi
***Deploys 36,000 Personnel, 750 Patrol Vehicles, 120 Ambulances, 25 Tow Trucks, Over 200 Bikes With the declaration of Friday, 6 June, 2025 as the day of Eid el Kabir in Nigeria, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced massive Mobilisation of its personnel and operational equipments for the Sallah special patrol aimed at ensuring safer road environment, before, during the festive period and beyond. The Operations Order states that not fewer than 36,000 of the FRSC Regular, Special Marshals, and about 750 Patrol Vehicles, 120 Ambulances, 25 Tow Truck and over 200 Bikes would be on the road during…
By Miriam Humbe Justice A. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, adjourned till October 23, 2025 further hearing in the alleged N1.38bn fraud involving Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager of Paul and Peter Okoye. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Okoye alongside his company, Northside Music Limited, on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N1.38bn. One of the counts…
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…
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…