Eugene Agha

Lagos

Correspondent at Daily Trust

Daily Trust crime/defence/maritime correspondent.

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Expatriates to pay $15 daily fine, face entry ban for visa overstay – FG - Daily Trust

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

The federal government has warned expatriates against violating Nigeria’s immigration laws, particularly regarding visa overstays. It said defaulters will now face a daily fine of $15, alongside a possible long-term entry ban. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this over the weekend during a stakeholder engagement with members of the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria at the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) House in Ikeja, Lagos.
Exports from Seme border hit N20 billion in Q1

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

The Seme border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it processed 96,000 metric tonnes of export consignments with a Free On Board value of N20.5 billion in the last three months.
Man allegedly shoots friend over business in Lagos

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

Homicide detectives from the Lagos State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) have taken into custody one Faruq Adeaga for allegedly opening fire at his friend over a failed business deal in the Yaba area of Lagos. The suspect, who is being investigated for attempted murder, allegedly fired one Solomon on his buttocks with a locally made gun.
2 drivers jailed for attacking traffic officers in Lagos

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

A Lagos Mobile Court has sentenced two commercial bus drivers to three months jail term for organizing a mob to attack officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in Onikan area of Lagos. The convicts were charged before the court on Tuesday by the state government.
Nigeria: Tin-Can Customs Collects N347bn Revenue in Q 1

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Eugene Agha

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it collected N347 Billion as revenue in the first quarter of 2025. The Customs Area Controller, Tin-Can Island Command, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, disclosed this in a statement yesterday.
Tin-Can Customs Collects N347bn Revenue in Q 1

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it collected N347 Billion as revenue in the first quarter of 2025. The Customs Area Controller, Tin-Can Island Command, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, disclosed this in a statement yesterday.
One dead, two injured as container falls on 7 vehicles in Lagos

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the death of a pedestrian who was killed in an auto crash involving a truck conveying two containers and seven vehicles along Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos, on Saturday. It also stated that two persons suffered varying degrees of injuries in the ghastly auto crash that occured at Cele bus stop, inward Oshodi.
Passengers injured as ferry bursts into flames in Lagos

3 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

There was panic in Lagos on Thursday morning when a boat belonging to the Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) suddenly burst into flames at the Ipakodo Ferry Terminal in Ikorodu, leaving several people injured. Sources said the blast which created a huge fire started from the engine of the boat. The fire quickly spread into the cabin trapping some of the passengers inside. SPONSOR AD“There was a huge explosion from the engine side of the boat and it resulted into a huge fire which engulfing the boat.
Suspected political thug nabbed with rifles, voters’ cards in Ogun

3 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

Operatives of the Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan Lagos, have arrested a 54-year-old suspected member of a group of political thugs identified as Orekoya Abayomi, with two rifles and 21 voters’ cards in Ogun State. The police also said the suspect was a member of the Eiye confraternity who had been terrorising residents of Ijebu-Ife and environs. His arrest followed frequent cult wars in the Ijebu-Ife area of Ogun by rival members of Aiye and Eiye confraternities.
10 shipping firms to access $360m vessel acquisition fund

3 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

Worried by the absence of Nigerians in the cabotage trade, the Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr Felix Ogbe, says it has given opportunities to 10 indigenous shipping firms to access its $360million domiciled at the Bank of Industry (BOI) to acquire vessels. The single-digit loan is expected to help local shipping firms acquire vessels that will enable them to take active participation in coastal trade.