The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is implementing a 4 per cent charge on the Free On-Board value of imports. The Spokesman of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Abuja. Maiwada explained that the directive was in line with the provisions of the Nigeria Customs Service Act (NCSA)…
Canadian police on Wednesday, Feb. 5, said one person d!ed and 15 were arrested trying to enter Canada from the United States in three incidents in recent weeks. The police also highlighted efforts to secure the border as US President Donald Trump demands a crackdown. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Lisa Moreland said during…
By Dianabasi Effiong, Uyo The Police Command in Akwa Ibom State says it apprehended a 13-year-old boy with a pistol in Eket. The teenager is suspected to have used the pistol to threaten fellow pupils in St. Paul Primary School Ikot Ibiok Eket in Eket Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of…
Some West African nations that recently announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following military coups are now reconsidering their decision, seeking ways to reengage with the regional bloc. This development comes as President Bola Tinubu departs Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will attend the 46th Ordinary Session…
US President, Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transgender women from participating in women’s sports. “The war on women’s sports is over,” he said on Wednesday, February 5, “With my action this afternoon, we are putting every school receiving taxpayer dollars on notice that if you let men take over women’s sports teams or…
