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… Promise to Prioritize Officers’ Welfare By Bon Peters    House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has scored the Customs Area Controller, Customs Area 11, Onne Port Command, Comptroller Mohammed Babandede, and his officers and men high on revenue generation, anti smuggling and trade facilitation. This commendation was …

  The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has called on the Federal Government to ensure that the three government-owned refineries in the country- Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries are working optimally to make products available for consumers in the country. National President of IPMAN, Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi-Shettima …

  By Bon Peters    The Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) in Rivers State has again made history, successfully hosting the largest vessel to ever berth at the Onne Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), the Kota Carum. The milestone event occurred on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, further underscoring OMT’s growing prominence as …

… As Comptroller Balogun Records Giant Strides against Smuggling   By Kelechi Nwaucha    The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ Owerri, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated a total of thirteen million, four hundred and fifty-one thousand, eight hundred and forty-eight naira (N13,451,848) from Demand Notices (DN) within …

  … Compt Babandede Lauds Officers, Sister Agencies on Integrity, Commitment By Kelechi Nwaucha   The Area II Command, Onne of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it has collected a total sum of one hundred and ninety billion, five hundred and sixty-nine million, two hundred and twelve thousand, three …

  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa   The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised the management of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited that having acquired the assets of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), it should operate differently from the former owners of the oil firm. The Bayelsa governor …

  Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Engr. Chuwuemeka Woke, has reaffirmed the agency’s unwavering commitment to mitigating oil spill incidents across Nigeria. This statement was made on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by Renaissance Energy to the agency’s headquarters …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt   Executive Secretary of the Institute of Export Operations and Management (IEOM), Mr Ofon Udofia, has called on the Federal Government to implement a 30 percent rebate on tariffs in the bid to revive the underutilized eastern ports. He warned that failure to take action …

  Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), a pipeline surveillance firm in the Niger Delta region, has dismissed suggestions of its involvement in the recent shutdown of the Ogidigben oil facility in Ugborodo, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. This follows remarks by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, …

  By Kelechi Nwaucha With an initial N1 billion outlay, gas company, NLNG, in partnership with the Bank of Industry (BOI), has unveiled a scheme to provide single-digit interest loans for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in its 110 host communities and gas transmission system (GTS) areas. The scheme, …