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Reps Approve N1.132 Trillion Budget for NCS
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has approved the sum of N1.132 trillion as the proposed 2025 budget of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), marking a significant step forward in the Service’s commitment to enhancing national revenue, trade facilitation and anti-smuggling.
The budget proposal, presented on Monday, 23 June 2025, by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, represented by Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Finance, Administration and Technical Services, DCG Mohammed Jibo, was favourably received and adopted by the committee.
According to the Comptroller-General, the NCS has an ambitious revenue target of N6.584 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year. This includes N3.853 trillion for the Federation Account, N1.081 trillion for the Non-Federation Account, and N1.650 trillion from Import Value Added Tax (VAT).
Adeniyi explained that the projected revenue will be drawn from legitimate sources, including 4% of Free-On-Board (FOB) value, totalling N1.070 trillion, the 2% VAT share accruing to the NCS, estimated at N33.01 billion, and N29.05 billion earmarked for ongoing capital projects.
In terms of expenditure, the proposed budget allocates N247.16 billion for personnel costs, N239.97 billion for overheads, and N645.42 billion for capital projects. According to him, the allocations underscore the NCS’s drive to improve operational capacity and infrastructure for more effective service delivery.
At the end of the sitting, the NCS reaffirmed its commitment to legislative compliance and fiscal transparency. The Service further expressed appreciation for the continued support of the National Assembly and reaffirmed that it would work closely with relevant authorities to ensure its operations remain within the ambit of the law, while also exploring legally sustainable avenues for funding its critical reform and modernisation initiatives.

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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
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US Reacts As De@th Toll In Kwara Terror Attacks Hits 200
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.

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