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Gov. Okowa’s Controversial Delta Line deal : Staff cries to God as 700 workers allegedly lose jobs

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Gov. Okowa’s Controversial Delta Line deal : Staff cries to God as 700 workers allegedly lose jobs

 

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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he sale of Delta Line, the flagship of Delta State in the transportation sector is suspicious in more ways than one. Indeed, that Delta Line with a massive goodwill and reputation built over the years, over 100 terminals across the country and well over 1200 units of modern buses could be sold for N160 million raises more questions than answers. These questions are what the, Delta State government cannot proffer answers to as it exposes the grand deception and cronyism that has become the hallmark of Delta state PDP led government since 1999. Today the transport sector has been sold out and over 700 workers have lost their jobs. Aggrieved workers of Delta Transport Services Limited (Delta Line) have shut down the premises as they protested non-payment of eight months salaries and entitlements.Few hours into the protest, the secretary to the state government, Mr. Festus Agas, sent some emissaries to the protesters for a meeting in his office but the workers refused to attend the meeting.

The protest at a stage turned violent as workers set the company’s security office ablaze and thereafter barricaded the Asaba-Benin-Onitsha express way as the ugly development prompted forced anti-riot policemen to start shooting tear gas canisters into the air to disperse the protesters.

The placard carrying protesting workers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreation Services Employees (AUPCTRE), besieged the company head office along the Asaba-Onitsha express way at about 8:30 am on Monday and locked the company’s gate.

The operation lasted for hours as the workers refused to leave the premises, saying “all we need is our salaries.”

Governor Okowa had in August this year allegedly sold the state owned Delta Transport Service Limited (Delta Line) to a famous motor company, God Is Good Motors Limited, at the cost of N161 million.This was after the alleged rejection of the N2billion offer by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Delta state chapter, leading to the disengagement of no fewer than 730 workers of the company without compensations.

Protesting Delta Line Staff

The workers carried different placards with inscriptions: “Okowa You Are Inhuman, Pay Us Our Eight Months Salaries,”, “Okowa Pay Us Our Gratuities, Pay Us Our Entitlements.”, “Ibru Did Not Sell, Ibori Did Not Sell, Uduaghan Did Not Sell, Okowa Don’t Sell Delta Line.”

“God Is Good Must Not Resume In Delta Line”, “Okowa Deltans Say No To Second Tenure”, “Delta Line Is Viable” and “Okowa You Are A Failure” among others.While calling for the immediate payment of their eight months salaries, gratuities and all entitlements, vowed to resist the takeover of the company by the management of the God Is Good Motors until their demands were met.

According to them, “The management of God Is Good Motors Limited called us to Lagos for a meeting and the chairman of God is Good Motors, Mr. Chidi Ajaere made a pronouncement that all the workers of Delta Line have been sacked. He said everybody should reapply except those above 40 years of age. We also confronted him about our eight months salaries and all entitlements.“After insulting us, God Is Good chairman Mr. Chidi Ajaere, told us that our eight months salaries and entitlements were not part of the deal he had with governor Okowa and directed us to meet our governor.

He also told us that even in the MoU he signed with the governor last month in government house in Asaba nothing of such was mentioned”, a worker who attended the meeting told our correspondent during the protest.It would be recalled that last month, pensioners under the “Association of Contributory Retirees Delta State chapter”, protested to Government House, Asaba, over non implementation of agreement entered with the federal government, non-payment of other entitlements by the Okowa-led administration.

Ochei, Ojougboh,Emerhor finetune strategies to wrestle power from Governor Okowa in 2019

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Ochei, Ojougboh,Emerhor finetune strategies to wrestle power from Governor Okowa in 2019
Ochei,Emerhor, Ojougboh

APC Political bigwigs have agreed to form a formidable force that would wrestle power from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 general election . This is even as a leader of the party in the state, Chief Hyacinth Enuha, and the Consolidated Dynamic APC (CDA), a pressure group, hosted some leaders of APC in a unity meeting at his country home, Ogwashi Uku, Aniocha South local government area of the state on Sunday 8th October, 2017.

In a press release signed by Chief Enuha and made available to journalists in Asaba, the state of the party and issues of forming a greater working bond between leaders of the party were among critical issues discussed at the unity meeting.

The APC 2015 governorship candidate who doubles as the leader of the mainstream Delta APC (MDA), Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, the former speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei, the former chairman of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Chief Adolo Okotie Eboh and Dr. Cairo Ojougboh who recently led the faction and half of PDP in Delta State to APC, were among those who attended the meeting.

According to the release: “The meeting agreed to call a unity general meeting of MDA, CDA, supporters of Hon Ochei, Chief Adolo and the former Sheriff PDP on October 21, 2017 to be hosted by Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, in a bid to unite the followers.

“Those present agreed to form a working alliance for greater unity of the party and to keep the alliance open for those not present to join in future. The meeting agreed that total unity of the party leaders presents the best opportunity for the party to take government in 2019 and as such pledged to work towards achieving the goal.

“The meeting also resolved to continue to support and enhance the capacity of the state executive committee ably led by Prophet Jones Ode Erhue in the fight to rescue Delta state from the PDP,” the release stressed.

Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, leader, Light of APC, a pressure group in the party and the member representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, which according to the release were invited could not attend the meeting.

Breast Cancer: Causes, symptoms and treatment

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What is actually breast cancer?

Breast cancer is the uncontrolled growth of some breast tissues in one or both breast and is one of the most common types of cancer in women worldwide. Nearly over 200,000 women in USA are diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and already over 40,000 deaths been reported so far alone in USA during this year.The incidence of breast cancer begins in early adulthood, with a sharp rise in to the time of menopause and decreases after menopausal age of the women. Although the African, Asian and African- American women have a slightly lower incidence of breast cancer after age 40 than white women, they have a slightly higher incidence rate of breast cancer before age 40. However the African women are more likely to die from breast cancer at every age in most African countries due to lack of awareness and also due to lack of facilities for diagnostic and treatment on this deathly disease. Breast cancer is not just a disease that affects only women, one present of all breast cancer occur in men too. In 2005, it’s estimated that about 1,690 men has been diagnosed in the USA with a high death rate.

How does a Breast Cancer cell grow?

• Normally, the cells in our body grow and divide in a controlled manner to replace older, damaged cells.

• Sometimes cells begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled manner and when this happens, they can develop from normal change to abnormal cells so called “malignant” tumours.

• Normal or benign growths will grow to certain size, but will not spread to other part of the body, and are generally considered harmless.

• Abnormal or malignant cells growth will not stop growing and may eventually invade into surrounding tissues, blood and lymph vessels or even travel to other organs which called “metastases”.

When hormone level changes during puberty in young girls who start with menstrual cycles, they develop some lumps in their breasts as well as during pregnancy and during breast feeding. These are natural development and are not abnormal. But any lump that dose not shrinks or disappears after one of these occasions should be assessed by health professionals. This in particular when there are any growths in the breasts of women with the family history of breast cancer or women in their menopausal or after menopausal age.

What is the individual risks of getting breast cancers?

Several risks have been identified as having a potential relationship to the development of breast cancer.

• Family history of breast cancer can have a significant impact as a risk, but you should not automatically assume that any case of breast cancer in your family means you are at a high-risk candidate. For example, if your grandmother was digested with breast cancer at age 70, this does not mean that your risk of the disease is increased as some old age diseases are not necessary inheritable from old age male and female such as old age high blood pressure, diabetes including some cancer diseases.

• Other patterns of family history may strongly suggest inherited Gene abnormalities that is independent of normal again, and is associated with a relatively higher risk of breast cancer.

• The following signs suggest that there may be an inherited gene abnormality in your family (These apply to either your mother’s or your father’s side of the family)

• Having a mother, sister, or daughter with breast cancer

• Having multiple generations of family members affected by breast cancer or

Ovarian cancer

• Having relatives who were diagnosed with breast cancer at young age (under 50 years old)

• Having relatives who had both breast affected by cancer

Further risks are:

• Advanced age

• Menstrual periods beginning at an early age (before the age of 9 to 10)

• Never having children

• Obesity and being over weight

• Taking oral contraceptives for longer than 10 years

•Excessive alcohol consumption

• Smoking heavily for many years

I must emphasize that obesity and eating high fat foods contributes tremendously in the developing number of life threatening diseases including breast cancer. This is based on several large medical studies confirming the link between obesity and development of cancer disease. Avoiding high fat foods is a healthy choice for many reasons: it lowers “bad cholesterol” and increases the “good cholesterol” and certainly decreases the risk of developing not only cancer disease but also common diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes. A healthy diet and regular exercises help keep your weight at a healthier level and prevent you from developing life threatening and deadly diseases.

Signs and symptoms of breast cancer

Nearly all breast tumours are found by physical examination (either by self breast-examination or by health care professionals), mammogram (a special x-ray) or by scanning of the breast that can detect any normal or abnormal changes of the breast tissues before it is big enough to be felt during a physical examination.

Symptoms can vary based on the severity of the disease. There are specific factors that should raise suspicion of a growth in the breast. These include:

• A lump felt on one or both breasts by self breast-examination

• A painful thickening or swelling on the breast or nipples

• A discharge from the nipples

The most common initial signs of breast cancer can be diagnosed on mammogram and the abnormalities can often be seen long before a woman or a doctor detects any physical changes in the breast. However, breast cancer, when advanced, causes pain, redness and swelling of the skin. It is strongly advised that if a woman has been diagnosed with any kind of breast infection and that infection does not improve on treatment (approximately within 2 weeks) then the possibility of suspected abnormalities should be considered and advise should be sought from health professionals.

What causes breast cancer?

Most current evidences indicate that “oestrogen hormone” (which is highly sensitive and found in breast tissues) is responsible for the cause of breast cancer. Fortunately, a blood test to indicate the high sensitivity of this hormone which can be inherited from immediate members of the family (mother to daughter or descendants) is available.

Tips on breast self examination

Women should give themselves a breast self-exam each month, beginning at the age of 20. This exam should be performed at about the same time every month.

Here are suggestions on what to look for during breast self exams:

•Any changes in an existing lump or a new lump that you have not felt before

• Abnormal thickening of one or both breasts

• Discharge from the nipples that is bloody of sticky

• Differences in the skin of your nipples especially dimpling or puckering of the skin

• An increase in size of one breast

Any of these warning signs should be investigated and diagnosed by a doctor or a trained medical professional as soon as possible.

How is breast cancer treated?

The care chosen to treat an individual with breast cancer depends on a number of criteria including the type and stage of the cancer. The care given may consist of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or a combination of all. Treatment regimens may be used to prevent the spread of breast cancer to the opposite breast and to reduce the incidence of spreading to other organs.

Breast cancer and pregnancy

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in pregnant women and tends to affect women in their mid thirties. Although only about one in every 3000 pregnant women get breast cancer, the disease can be devastating to both the mother and the child. A major problem is that a lot of changes take place in women’s breast during pregnancy. This makes it harder to identify suspicious lumps. If a suspicious lump is found, you must seek advice from your doctor, midwife or trained nurse for appropriate diagnosis of a normal or abnormal growth in your breast.

Tagbo’s death questionable; popular music star, Davido fingered

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[dropcap]L[/dropcap]agos State Commissioner of Police, Edgar Imohimi on Wednesday said popular music star, David Adeleke, aka Davido lied to the police that he did not know how his deceased friend, Umueke Tagbo, got to the Lagos General Hospital’s premises and died.

Imohimi, who addressed newsmen on Wednesday stated that Close Circuit Television (CCTV) footages from the hospital proved that Tagbo was brought in dead (BID) by Davido’s escort driver, Tunde Usutu and two of his friends, Agbeje Olaoye and Idris Busari.

The police boss stated that men abandoned the late Tagbo inside his ash Toyota Camry LSD378EL on the instruction of Davido.

He explained that on October 3, at about 9:20am, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of General Hospital Lagos, Oparanti Moshood alerted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Lion Building that an unidentified male was brought in dead (BID) in an Ash Toyota Camry Saloon car marked LSD378EL by two unidentified males.

He said from the international passport found in the deceased’s car, the DPO gave his identity as Umueke Tagbo, adding that immediately after, one Caroline Danjuma, an actress published that her boyfriend died in the company of Davido and friends.

“I called for a pre-investigation meeting in my conference room. In attendance were all parties including family, friends of the deceased; those of Davido; Caroline Danjuma; the DPO and investigating officers. The meeting confirmed that the deceased Tagbo Umueke on that day met and had drinks with friends at Shisha Bar amongst whom was Davido.

“The bar tender confirmed the deceased had as much as 40 tons of Tequila and exhibited signs of drunkenness. The CCTV footage also confirmed this. Davido had told the police he had left Shisha Bar for DNA Night Club in Victoria Island without the deceased and was only informed by mutual friends of his death while he was at DNA.

“However, investigation revealed that Davido’s white Toyota Hilux escort driver, Tunde Usutu, accompanied by one Agbeje Olaoye and one Idris Busari, both Davido’s friends, took the deceased to the General Hospital, Lagos and abandoned him in his vehicle on the instruction of Davido.

“ The CCTV footage at the hospital picked the escort vehicle and the entire activity. The vehicle was recovered from Davido’s residence at 7, Awoshika Street, Lekki Phase 1. This completely debunks Davido’s claim that he did not know how the deceased got to the General Hospital. The interim autopsy report stated that the victim died of Asphyxia,” he explained.

On the cause of death of two other Davido’s friends who were found dead inside a BMW car marked KJA631AY on October 7 at Banana Island, Imohimi said the autopsy had not been concluded.

“A case of sudden and unnatural death (SUD) was reported on October 7, at about 8pm by the CSO Banana Island, Ikoyi, to the DPO Ikoyi that two persons namely, Olugbemi Abiodun and Chime Amechina of Flat Bill, Ocean Parade, were found dead inside one white BMW Saloon car marked KJA631AY, at underground garage in the estate.

“Police operatives raced to the scene where the bodies of the victims were taken to LASUTH, Ikeja for joint medical examination to determine cause of death. Victims were found motionless and were confirmed dead by a medical doctor. Further search into the vehicle revealed that wrapped substances suspected to be weeds were recovered and might have been used by the victims,” he explained.

According to the CP, liquid substances were observed on their mouths and nostrils, saying that from investigation by policemen at the scene, there were no visible marks on their bodies.

He said the result of the autopsy was still being awaited, adding that the pathologist said there was need for further findings before conclusions could be drawn on the cause of death.”

Police Arrest Couple, Nurse in Kano for Buying Boy, 5

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Police Arrest Couple, Nurse in Kano for Buying Boy, 5

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Kano state Police Command says it has arrested a couple and a nurse for buying a five-year-old boy.
DSP Magaji Majiya, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command disclosed this to newsmen while parading the suspects in Kano on Wednesday.
Majiya said that the suspects were apprehended on Oct. 10 following a tip off by one Hajiya Fatima who offered to sell her baby in order to plot for the suspects arrest.
“We received information from Hajiya Fatima that someone wants to buy her baby. So we told her to tell them she has agreed to sell the boy. “The suspects bought the baby at the rate of N15,000 and paid N13,000 as part payment.”
The PPRO said that one of the suspect, Itopam Pious, who claimed to be a nurse at ECWA Eye Hospital Kano, was arrested while trying to confiscate the baby from his mother. According to him, the nurse intended to buy the baby for a couple, Mr and Mrs Charles Bob-manuel, who came to Kano from Rivers State to adopt a baby because they were married for 12-years without a child. Majiya added that the nurse confessed to have committed the offense, while the couple denied the offense.He said that investigation is still ongoing, adding that the suspects would be charged to court.
“The couple told the Police that the nurse was deceiving them, that they came to Kano orphanage home with all their supporting documents to adopt a child legitimately and that they don’t know Hajiya Fatima,” Majiya said.

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DC. Gaya’s achievements in Nigeria customs, commendable

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DC. Gaya’s achievements in Nigeria customs, commendable

[dropcap]V[/dropcap]ery few people appreciate their purpose in life and still understand the components of that purpose.Deputy Comptroller Gaya Y.M, Area Project Manager, Apapa Customs Command, Lagos will stand out among the few who had more than a fleeting nation of their sojourn on earth. He is a rare breed who viewed life solely from the perspective of his God, and knew that life’s purpose can only be fulfilled when self-will is surrounded to Almighty. DC. Gaya is a very supportive, encouraging and inspiring fellow; whatever he sets his mind on, he does passionately and quietly. He is a loving, kind-hearted man and this shows in his dealing with all that come across him, including his fellow officers.

DC. Gaya Y.M, APM, Apapa Customs Command, Lagos

To be rated as one of the best customs officers in the country can never be a mean achievement. One peculiarity of Gaya Mohammed is that he operates with synergy in his relationship with not only customs officers but also officers of other sister agencies in commands he has served.This amiable fellow is a man who has been identified as being effective and efficient in carrying out his official duties. He a crusader of integrity who believes in efficiency and improved revenue generation as well as zero tolerance for corruption.
A graduate of University of Sokoto with BSc. degree in Economics and Masters Degree in Business Administration. A native of Dundun in Kano state.Professionally, DC. Gaya who is vast in customs operations has attended several courses both locally and internationally like the Crown Agents, Accra, Ghana in 2010.
Since he joined the Nigeria Customs Service in 1990, he has moved through ranks in several commands where he served in various capacities and has made very remarkable achievements like Borno state, Murtala Mohammed International Airport customs command, Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Rivers state as Area Project Manager, Abakiliki out-station as Patrol Team Leader and Apapa command, Lagos where he is currently operating as Area Project Manager . He has always exhibited resilience in any command he serves by ensuring improved compliance level through system monitoring and increased revenue generation.
If competence as an Area Project Manager (APM) is anything to go by, Deputy Comptroller Gaya Y.M. can be described as an epitome of technical knowledge within the Nigeria Customs Service based on his professional experience which has manifested itself when he realized N1.2B from a reputable Telecommunication company into the Federal Government coffers as officer in charge of Query & Amendment.DC. Gaya and his group have also recovered N5.5B in a single transaction by an Offshore Oil company through excise control and development and that has been commendable as it is a very remarkable achievement in the history of Nigeria Customs Service.
In his exploits as the Area Project Manager (APM) in Onne Customs Command of the service where he was privileged to serve under several Area Controllers such as Comptrollers Richard Oteri, Mohammed Mogaji, Gummi Hamzat,Babani A.T several monumental achievements of the command could be traced to the unseen hands of the amiable Deputy Comptroller, Gaya Y.M., an erudite and articulate customs officer who is thoroughly diligent when carrying out his duties.Based on the report made available to Grassroots Publishers, Gaya’s deployment to head the CPC/ASSYCUDA Unit of the command where he served for about 5 years,the revenue profile of the command which before then stood between N4 billion to N5 billion  and in some rare cases N7 billion  per month was seen to have over the time shoot up incrementally to about N8 billion, N9 billion, N10 billion per month. This feat was attributed to his resolve to have prudently plugged several loopholes, which eventually led to increase in compliance level of trade. Several loopholes that were capitalized on by economic saboteurs were said to be detected by his led team and consequently plugged, and this in the long run had improved the revenue performance of the command.
His recent transfer to Apapa command of the service widely acclaimed to be the highest revenue earning command as APM in the last general redeployment of Deputy Comptrollers of Customs cadre once again is an attestation of professional competence garnered over the years which has endeared him to the highly elevated technical position.

 

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UBA endorses Nigerian sprint champion, Seye Ogunlewe

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UBA endorses Nigerian sprint champion, Seye Ogunlewe

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria’s reigning king of the tracks, Seye Ogunlewe, has landed a brand endorsement deal with financial giant, United Bank for Africa (UBA). Koye Sowemimo, Head of Sports, Temple Management Company (TMC), in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to ensuring that star athlete achieved his purpose to become a truly global champion.
Grassroots Publishers online reports that Seye’s new deal is an icing-on-the-cake in a year he worked very hard to retain Nigeria’s national 100m title for the third successive year.

The statement said that Seye, represented by the leading talent, TMC, said he was eager to be a better athlete and inspire young kids.To actualise his new task, he teamed up with UBA Foundation to inspire school children at Victoria Island High School, Lagos on the Read Africa Initiative.

NAN reports that the foundation which was launched in 2011, has been helping to rekindle the dwindling reading culture amongst African youths as they pursue their education.The track & field champion alongside Bola Atta, CEO, UBA Foundation read excerpts of books and shared his experience as an athlete to inspire the children to become the best they could be. Seye revealed: “I am delighted to be part of ubagroup corporate social responsibility campaign, Read Africa.“I believe every child should live his or her dream with the right balance of education and passion for what you like to do.’’He added, “I heard kids today say they want to be Doctors, Lawyers, Pilots. My message to them is work hard to accomplish anything.’’
Seye Ogunlewe is a professional sprinter and the reigning fastest man in Nigeria, after a record 10.12 secs in the men’s 100m final at the All Nigeria Championships in Sapele, Delta.

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Ayade, Cross River exco laud Buhari over deep seaport transaction advisor

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Ayade, Cross River exco laud Buhari over deep seaport transaction advisor
Gov. Ben Ayade
Governor of Cross River State

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]overnor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and members of the state Executive Council gave a standing ovation to President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in appreciation of approval of a Transaction Advisor for the Bakassi Deep Seaport project.

News of approval of the transaction advisor for the multi-billion naira project was announced to the executive council at the Council Chambers by the governor, moments after a presentation by Siemens, which seeks to invest in the state.A loud, standing ovation ensued, which the governor said was the least the state could do in appreciation of a president who has special love for the state.

“As the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria receives a standing ovation in this executive chambers, I want to appreciate him for graciously keeping to his promise by appointing a transaction advisor for the people of Cross River, for the uptake and starting of the Bakassi Deep Seaport project.“It is a classical demonstration of the president’s commitment to his words,” said an excited Ayade. During the groundbreaking ceremony for the project, Buhari promised to assist the state in its actualisation.

Ayade said “the people and government of Cross River State are grateful to President Buhari for helping us to achieve this feat within record speed of two years.” He explained that the appointment of the transaction adviser for the project means that work will soon commence on site.He seized the occasion to also express gratitude to Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, who, he said, stopped at no point in putting pressure on his entire team to get the transaction advisor approved.

On what the development means for the state, he said: “For us as a state, it puts an end to the dreaming phase. Now, we are in reality; thank God to president Buhari and the Transport ministry that made it possible.
“Preliminary reclamation works will commence soon while commencement of the actual work will also start this year.”

 

Customs release names of over 247 officers with disciplinary cases

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Col. Hameed Ali (rtd)
CGC

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he names of a total 247 officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) who committed one offence or the other who have been either dismissed, demoted, cautioned or forcefully retired have been release.This is the first time the service will release all the names of affected officers in one swoop.

The list was contained in an internal publication of the service called ‘Monthly Order’.The Publication which was suspended since 2015 as Col. Hameed Ali took over, resurrected this month with the backlog of both past and present officers of the service who have cases to answer since Ali took over.The list also contains dismissed officers who were connected to the various arms imports into the country in the last nine months.

Meanwhile the Nigeria Customs Service has commenced publication of the monthly orders for circulation to all commands and formations of the service nationwide.The monthly order, which is a summary of major management decisions and relevant information for all its officers, is published by the headquarters of the service. Confirming this development, spokesman for the service, Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah described the publication as a literature for internal circulation aimed at keeping officers abreast with relevant information that can be of use to them in the course of service.

On the insinuations that the customs recently embarked on a mass sack of some of its officers as recently misconstrued by a section of the media who saw a list of customs officers with disciplinary cases that has been dispensed with, Attah said, ”Information found in the monthly order to contain names of over 200 officers who had disciplinary cases and were either made to face various degrees of sanctions or exonerated, is a product of old decisions taken on many cases in the past.

”The list looks long because for a while the monthly order was not printed and a backlog of information had to feature in the revived edition. The list is actually longer than what was published.”More information will continue to feature in subsequent editions of the monthly order and it may include more names of persons affected by several management decisions in the past, like promotions, redeployment, retirements, dismissals and other actions that affects the service operatives’.

”It is purely an internal communication material within the service for information and ease of references among service personnel in the customs”.

Attah who reacted to insinuations that the service may have carried out a mass sack of officers, also added that the Controller General of Customs zero tolerance for corruption drive remains in full gear even as officers are keying in, in compliance with the agenda.

Comptroller Aremu’s magic wand at PTML Customs Command

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Comptroller Aremu’s magic wand at PTML Customs Command

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]omptroller Aremu A.M , the present Controller in charge of Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited, (PTML) Customs Command, Lagos fits into the mold where scholars conclude that great men and women achieve success through hardwork and resilience. She remains the luckiest in terms of favourable circumstances. She is one of the few officers that have served round trip the most successful commands in Nigeria. Compt. Aremu is not disposed to unnecessary talks and frivolities; a no nonsense woman who had all through her leadership role in the service proved herself to be a leader that matches words with actions.There has never been any empty promises in her role as she ensures that she carries out her words to the letter.

Compt. Aremu A.M
CAC, PTML Customs Command, Lagos

Since she was redeployed as the Customs Area Controller of PTML Customs Command in May, 2017, she has magically turned around the operations of the command revenue wise with unprecedented revenue generated since she took over. She has hitherto raised the performance bar of the unit to an exampled level in the history of the command. This is due to the fact that the refined officer is adjudged according to industry watchers to be a revenue oriented officer as well as her encomiums emanated from commands with performance based on revenue. Many senior customs officers hailed the Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) led management’s decision of redeploying Compt. Aremu to the PTML Customs Command to pilot the affairs of the unit knowing fully well she is a great performer and a goal getter; bearing in mind that the command is one of the nerve centres of the Nigeria Customs Service.
When the Grassroots Publishers paid her a visit, she said that her aggressive approach and the proactiveness of the Command officers have resulted to increase in revenue generation of the command adding that Nigeria Customs Service main target is revenue generation and trade facilitation with much efforts and emphasis on blockage of revenue leakages through 100 percent examination of cargoes.

Compt. Aremu said that since her assumption of office at PTML having served in several other commands including Apapa Customs Command, she has vigorously pursued an aggresive approach through resilience, and discipline towards 100 percent examination of cargoes to sustain continuous increase in revenue generation at the command. This is evident in the recent records on revenue generated at the command and made available to Grassroots Publishers.In the month of August, 2017,the command generated N10.16 billion as against N6, 284 billion generated in the corresponding period of 2016 representing an increase of N38.14 billion. The amount according to her was the highest revenue collected in a single month in the history of the command.In the month of January 2017, the command collected N6.933 billion while N4.734 billion was collected in 2016. In February, N5.074 billion was collected as against N3.847 generated in the corresponding month of 2016.For March and April, N9.036 billion and N5.751 was generated while N4.856 billion and N4.138 was collected respectively in the same period of 2016. In the month of May, N6.785 billion was collected as against N4.792billion collected in 2016 while in months of June and July, 2017, N7.166 billion, and N8.647 billion were collected as against N5.110 billion and N4.926 billion recorded in 2016 respectively.
On Inter-Agency collaboration, the CAC said she had visited and had meetings with other government agencies for a good working relationship. Speaking further, she commended the efforts of the officers and men of the command saying they are hard working, focused, sincere and above all, have drive for excellence.

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