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Official Misconduct : Customs indict two top mgt chiefs By Eguono odjegba There are strong indications that the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, may have sacked two Assistant Comptroller Generals, ACG, following recommendation of a Disciplinary Committee it set up investigate the affected officers over alleged official misconducts. Information available to Vanguard Maritime Report suggest that a verdict of compulsory retirement   and dismissal, respectively, were recommended for the embattled officers, ACG Abubakar Bashir, Coordinator of Zone B Kaduna, and   ACG Aminu Dahiru, immediate past Coordinator, North West Joint Border Drill. While Bashir ran into trouble for reportedly raiding the warehouse of one Alhaji Habu Sarkin-Fulani, friend of President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State; Dahiru is believed to have been implicated in a botched smuggling of 295 trucks of petroleum products sometime in December 2019; whilst he served under the Joint Security Bo...

Shippers’ Council projects 90 % port digitalization Qt1 2021 By Eguono Odjegba Meanwhile, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, the Seaports Economic Regulator has expressed strong optimism on the attainment of 90percent digitalization of ports operations, as part of measures to enhance port friendly environment and boost cost efficiency. NSC Executive Secretary/CEO, Mr. Hassan Bello who made the commitment recently during a chat with Vanguard Maritime Report noted that the ports digitalization process is currently at 60percent, further noting that the Council is determined to continue to drive the process for port modernization aimed at increasing efficient service delivery, friendlier business cost, improved revenue due to the federal government and the facilitation of legitimate trade. Bello   said Government through the Council has since   begun the process of full   digitalization   and integration of the Nigerian seaports , a development , he said ...

'Give me my retirement benefits' Retiree begs Customs, 9 years running  BY EGUONO ODJEGBA The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, is presently embroiled in a messy retirement saga, threatening to expose both present and past management to ridicule for its apparent blunder and involvement; and the plot to cover up amid sordid show of executive rascality. Documents sighted by our reporter show that the questionable retirement which took place in December 2011 apparently on doubtful medical ground, appear further complicated by allegations of forgery, salary stealing and perjury. These has further been laced with allegation of official conspiracy, negligence and nonchalance; all of which may worsen the service’s corporate image which has in recent time been assailed with poor public image perception and unfavourable legal verdicts. The victim of the customs questionable actions, Olorunoje Lateef Adewale, a Superintendent of Customs, with Service No. 24053, was se...

FOU Zone ‘A’ up anti-smuggling strategy with SWATT BY EGUONO ODJEGBA The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘A’ Lagos has introduced a Special Weapons and Tactical Team, SWATT, to deepen its operational strategies and strengthen the blockade of leakages of items associated with insecurity as well as revenue loopholes. Expectedly, SWATT since inception few months ago have busted a number of high profile concealments and recorded projected critical seizures that has not only saved the country the agony of such items finding their way in and raising the already volatile national insecurity; but also translated into very impressive revenue recovery, put in the region of over N200million. A source close to the office of the Unit Controller, Yibiri Yahaya, informed Vanguard Maritime Report that SWATT operations have sent jitters amongst unscrupulous importers and their agents, as the new unit stands tall, courteous and yet implacable as it focu...