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By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has engaged six federal government agencies to strengthen inter-agency collaboration in tackling cross-border illicit financial flows, money laundering, corruption, drug trafficking, terrorism financing, and other related offences. The three-day visit, held from 27 to 29 October 2026, was led by the Assistant Comptroller-General in charge of Headquarters, Muhammad Shuaibu. It focused on deepening strategic cooperation and intelligence sharing among the agencies to combat financial crimes and other illicit activities. The agencies include the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the National Counter-Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). Speaking during the engagements, Shuaibu expressed that t...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun efforts to neutralise rampant fake news and online scams that damage the Service's image by integrating new-age digital data-tracking intelligence tools. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, represented by the National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this on Friday, 30 October 2026, at the just concluded Neccipr Roundtable '26 Edition held in Lagos, with the Theme: Algorithm Influence & Public Relations. Maiwada explained that as a communicator, it is important to ensure the general public understands and accepts why officers carry out their duties. "The role of AI cannot be over emphasized especially within our operations. Over the years AI has been deployed in our core operational duties as well as strategic communication. AI has also been deployed to aid risk management, which involves assessment ...

..…Highlights B’Odogwu, Data-Driven Operations, Artificial Intelligence In Modernisation Drive By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has showcased its ongoing digital transformation journey at the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Smart Customs Project Global Event 2026, held at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, from 29 to 30 October 2026. The Service was represented by Assistant Comptroller (AC) Omolara Adedeji, who presented Nigeria's experience and progress towards building a technology-driven Customs administration. The global event brought together Customs administrations, technology experts and international stakeholders to examine the application of disruptive technologies in strengthening Customs operations, improving border management and facilitating legitimate international trade. The opening ceremony featured remarks by the Deputy Secretary General of the WCO, Mr Ricardo Treviño Chapa. Ms Xueyan Guo, Director General of the Inte...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  Hundreds of supporters in Garun Gabas Ward, Malam Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa State, have declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s anticipated 2027 re-election bid, chanting “Tinubu Must Stay” during the inauguration of a grassroots campaign office. The mobilisation exercise was led by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, who is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and National Coordinator of the Tinubu Movement for Sustainable Governance Foundation (TMS), popularly known as the Tinubu Must Stay Movement. The event attracted All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders, community leaders, women, youths and supporters, alongside members of opposition parties who announced their defection to the APC. Speaking at the inauguration, Abdullahi said the movement was expanding its grassroots structures to sensitise Nigerians on the policies and progra...