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THE Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, said yesterday the federal government has reduced the import tariffs on used vehicles from 15 per cent to five and on brand-new vehicles from 20 per cent to 10. Adeniyi spoke when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise to defend the service’s 2026 budget proposal. The Customs DG said the revised excise tariffs on vehicles were contained in the 2026 fiscal policy measures. He said while the new policy was expected to improve revenue generation, the reduction in vehicle tariffs could negatively impact collections. Adeniyi said:  “We have the new excise tariff, which is provided in the 2026 fiscal policy. We believe that these measures will increase our revenue collection. “Conversely, tariffs on vehicles and levies on vehicles have been reduced significantly.  For used vehicles, it has been reduced from 15 percent to five percent, and for brand-new vehicles, the...

*Alia orders manhunt lAondoakaa demands stronger govt action against insecurity NO fewer than 10 persons were reportedly killed and over 15 others injured in the early hours of yesterday when suspected herdsmen attacked Sai community in Mbajir Council Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The latest attack came less than a week after the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Ardo Risku Muhammad, at Okudu community in Otukpo LGA while returning from a security meeting in Ohimini council. Residents said the attackers invaded Sai community about 1 a.m, shooting indiscriminately at villagers, who were asleep, triggering panic as many fled for safety. An indigene of the community, who said he lost a family member in the attack, disclosed that several residents were still missing. According to him, “From the information at our disposal, the attackers came from neighbouring Taraba State armed with AK-47 rif...

Gunmen have killed two policemen and injured three others in Rivers State. The incident happened on Monday night around Mbodo Village, Aluu Community, Ikwere Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the victims were on a stop-and-search operation when the assailants swooped on them and gunned them down. It was gathered that the killers were driving in a car and stopped by the police operatives, but the criminals on stopping opened fire on the officers mounting the road. It was learned that two of the cop died at the spot, while one other who had bullet wounds were rushed to the hospital  Confirming the development, yesterday, the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Blessing Agabe, said the command has opened a full scale investigation into the incident. Agabe said: “Following the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, promptly visited the crime scene to assess the situation firsthand.  “The Commissioner has directed a comp...

FOLLOWING renewed engagements with the Oyo State government and assurances of enhanced security measures after the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of the state, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, yesterday, suspended its strike across public schools, directing teachers to resume work on Thursday. The NUT, in a statement by its chairman and secretary, Messrs Hassan Ajibola Fatai and Olukayode Salami, announced that the suspension followed a directive from its national leadership after reviewing the prevailing security situation and considering appeals by the Oyo State government and other key stakeholders. The statement reads: “This is to officially convey to all Public Primary and Secondary School Teachers in Oyo State that the National Leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, having reviewed the prevailing situation and following constructive engagements with the Oyo State government and public appeal by the government and other critical stak...

•Demolishes shanties along Lagos-Badagry highway THE Lagos State government, has warned residents of continued heavy rainfall with attendant flash floods across Lagos and coastal areas in the coming weeks.   The warning comes following persistent heavy downpour with high levels of flooding across the metropolis.  The rainfall, which lasted several hours, submerged property and roads in Lagos, halted commercial activities and vehicular movement. Some residents had to bail out stormwater from their homes to stay safe. Speaking during an inspection of the ongoing dislodgement exercise along the busy highway, at Lagos-Badagry Expressway, the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Tokunbo Wahab stressed the need for residents to support government’s efforts on mitigating the effects of flooding in the state. Explaining the recent flooding witnessed across Lagos, the commissioner described it as flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall coinciding with high sea levels, which temporaril...

•Says what led to the civil war still lives with us FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, warned that Nigeria must never experience another civil war, saying many of the issues that triggered the 1967–1970 conflict are still prevalent among the country’s citizens and institutions. Obasanjo gave the warning while receiving a historical documentation on the Asaba Massacre, presented by the Isama Ajie of Asaba, Chuck Nduka-Eze, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The work, titled ‘Asaba Massacre’, consists of a published transcript and an audiovisual documentary.  Speaking during the presentation, Obasanjo said although he participated in the Nigerian Civil War, he had always maintained that he could not provide details about the Asaba Massacre, because the area was under the command of the late General Murtala Muhammed. The former President commended Nduka-Eze for documenting the events, noting that he would carefully study both the...