Tola Adenubi

Lagos, Nigeria

Assistant Business Editor at Nigerian Tribune

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News -- Ogun State residents protest, allege Chinese company of forceful acquisition of land

2 weeks ago | nigeriaworld.com | Tola Adenubi

Members of the Concerned Land Owners’ Association of Igbesa Town, Ogun State, have protested against the management of the Guangdong Free Trade Zone, largely occupied by Chinese companies, alleging the forceful encroachment and acquisition of 158 hectares of land, as well as the demolition of houses, farms, and other amenities in the process.
Customs suspends import duty, VAT on pharmaceutical raw materials

4 weeks ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday announced the exemption of critical raw materials used in the production of pharmaceutical products from import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT). According to the Service, this exemption regime will last for the next two years.
Customs intercepts N1.7bn worth of bags of rice, vehicles, petrol in S/West

4 weeks ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday said that it intercepted contraband items worth N1.720 billion in the South West region over the past month. Additionally, it stated that it recovered approximately N72.443 million through the issuance of Demand Notices (DN) due to the irregular declaration of consignments by some importers.
Nigeria has made tremendous progress

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

The United States Coast Guard has commended Nigeria and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for what it described as considerable progress in the implementation of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code.
FG destroys 200 containers of expired, illicit drugs in Lagos

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

The Federal Government Joint Committee on the destruction of fake, illicit, and expired pharmaceuticals, at the weekend, destroyed 200 containers of substandard drugs worth billions of naira imported into the country through the Apapa and Tin Can Island seaports. This comes after the committee had earlier destroyed 250 containers of similar expired pharmaceutical products in January 2025.
Balogun takes over Customs’ Federal Operations Unit

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

Promises to tackle smuggling, facilitate trade in Zone CCOMPTROLLER Bishir Abdullahi Balogun has taken over as the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Comptroller Balogun, who took over from Comptroller Micheal Ugbagu, on Thursday, reinstated his commitment to ensuring that the core mandates of the Service in anti-smuggling, trade facilitation, blockage of revenue leakages and national security are achieved.
Shipping company backtracks, agrees to pay N200,000 minimum wage

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

Findings have revealed that Messrs. Hull-Blyth Nigeria Limited, the shipping company that initially refused to accept a N200,000 minimum wage agreement mid-wifed by the Federal Government between the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Shipping, Shipping Agencies, Clearing and Forwarding Employers Association (SSACFEA), has finally agreed to the terms of that agreement. Recall that Messrs.
LASWA announce commencement of OMI Bus ferry operations

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

THE Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has announced the official commencement of Omi Bus ferry operations in Lagos State, marking a new era of safe, efficient, and reliable water transportation for Lagos residents. In a statement released by the Public Affairs Unit of LASWA, the State government stated that the commencement of the OMI Bus Ferry operations is in line with the Lagos State Government’s vision for a multimodal transportation system.
IWD: We won’t relent in supporting women within, outside NPA - Dantsoho

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

THE Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has stated that the Authority will not relent in supporting the rights and equality for all women and girls and to practically create opportunities for women and girls within and outside the NPA to be empowered to reach the best of their abilities.
Apapa Customs records N18.9bn daily revenue collection

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

THE Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has attained a daily revenue collection of N18.9billion, the highest in the history of the command. The new record broke the existing highest daily collection of N18.2bilion which was achieved in October 2024.