Customs Strengthens Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Servce has launched a four-week mentoring programme with the World Customs Organisation (WCO) to strengthen its capacity to detect and disrupt illicit financial flows. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said during the training in Abuja, that effective collaboration among government agencies was critical to combating money laundering and terrorist […]
Senate Press Corps Targets Unlawful Budget Insertions
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate Press Corps will on Monday hold its 2026 Capacity-Building Workshop, focusing on legislative oversight, budget integrity and media scrutiny of public spending. The workshop is themed “Leveraging Legislative Oversight and Media Collaboration to Safeguard the National Budget from Unlawful Insertions.” According to a statement signed by the Senate Press Corps […]
ILO, EU Certify Trainers to Boost Nigeria’s Social Protection
By Chinedu Echianu The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the European Union and other development agencies, has certified a new cohort of social protection specialists in Nigeria, marking a significant step toward strengthening the country’s social welfare framework. The certification ceremony, held at the United Nations Building in Abuja, was conducted under the […]
NCS Reaffirms Commitment to AfCFTA, Trains Stakeholders on Rules of Origin
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The reaffirmatuon was made at the commencement of a three-day capacity-building programme on Rules of Origin. The training, aims to equip stakeholders with the technical knowledge needed to enhance Nigeria’s participation […]