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Jonathan Orders Clampdown On Rice Smugglers
The Nigeria Customs Service has been directed by President Goodluck Jonathan to commence a serious clampdown on smuggling and smugglers of rice in to the country.
This followed complains by local producers of the most eaten staple food in the country on the negative effect the activities of smugglers has on the local production of the item.
Producers of rice, our correspondent learnt, recently met with the President in Abuja where they lodged complaints about the effect of smuggling on local production. The meeting, it was gathered, had officials of the Customs service in attendance.
It was further learnt that Customs management after the meeting mandated its area commands at the land borders to start immediate clampdown on the activities of rice smugglers.
The order, The Tide sources revealed, was responsible for the high level seizures made by the service in the past few months.
Confirming the directive, Comptroller of Federal Operations Unit, Deputy Comptroller Victor Dimka, said recently the Comptroller –General, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, instructed them to clampdown on rice smugglers.
Comptroller Dimka stated that the directive of the President to the service high command was responsible for the high level war against smugglers of the staple food and that it was responsible for his command’s recent effort in seizing a boat loaded with 400 bags of rice on water at the Badagry axis at about 2am on Tuesday.
Dimka stated that the goods are worth about N4 million duty paid value; adding that the smugglers are at large but the consignment was taken to Ikeja warehouse while investigation is ongoing.
Dimka, appealed to the general public to report any illegal act to the appropriate authorities and specifically advised smugglers to find other routes as his men will not relent until smuggling becomes a thing of the past.
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Foundation To Host National Conference on Value Reorientation In Port Harcourt

The Otonti Nduka Foundation for Values Education, a non-governmental organization based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has said that foundation is set to host a one-day national conference on reviving Nigeria’s value system.
The conference which has the theme”Trends and Challenges in Upholding Values in Nigeria,” will take place on November 13, 2025, at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt.
Speaking with newsmen at the foundation’s corporate office in port Harcourt, Tuesday,the chairman of the Board of Trustees, Emeritus prof Otonti Nduka disclosed that the conference is being held in collaboration with Rivers State University (RSU) and aims to bring together professionals from across the country to discuss the nation’s values landscape and collectively reset the compass of the society’s ethical and values system.
The emeritus professor hinted that the conference will be chaired by HRM King Diete Spiff, the Amanyanbo of Twon Brass, Bayelsa State while the key note speakers include Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, and Bishop Matthew Kukah, all known for their integrity and service.
According to him, the nation’s value system has deteriorated, and concerted efforts are needed to reverse the trend and restore sanity to society , stressing that the conference is designed to chart a new course based on national values and ethical leadership.
Prof. Nduka called for support from governments, public, and private individuals to achieve the program’s objectives.
He noted that the foundation was established in 2006 to revitalize the moral fibre of Nigerian society through the enunciation, inculcation, propagation, and dissemination of positive values.
Earlier in his speech, the Chairman of the conference, prof Hillary Wordu urged the media to partner with the foundation to create the necessary sensitization and awareness for the success of the event.
He assured that the conference would address nagging national values issues, including insecurity, corruption, election malpractice, and injustice.
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