Niger rep bags transparency award

Amember of the House of Representatives from Niger State, Mohammed Umar Bago, has bagged the Transparency in Public Service Award from the Citizens Initiative for AntiCorruption and Development.

Bago, who chairs the House Committee on Maritime Safety,

Customs intercepts 27 vehicles worth N432m

The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) has intercepted 27 Toyota Hilux trucks in Abuja suspected to have been smuggled valued at about N432million over nonpayment of duty.

Conducting newsmen round the vehicles at the Customs headquarters yesterday, the Deputy Comptroller General (DCG) Education and Administration, is of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and represents Chanchaga Federal Constituency.

Presenting the award in Abuja, the national coordinator of the initiative, James Okoronkwo, said the lawmaker’s selection was in recognition of his efforts at improving revenue generation in the maritime sector through effective oversight. Enforcement, Investigation, and Inspection, Aminu Dangaladima, said based on credible intelligence, operatives of the Federal Compliance Team on Wednesday evacuated the vehicles from two car stands.

He urged owners of the vehicles to come forward with evidence of duty payment or face the risk of total seizure and outright forfeiture to the federal government.