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Motorists Urge FG, NDDC To Complete East-West Road

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Motorists plying the East-West Road have called on the Federal Government and the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to urgently complete the road, especially the bad sections of the road to ease movement of goods and services.
The drivers said the quick intervention by government and its agencies was necessary to save lives and reduce accidents on the road.
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Goodwill Akpabio, had said last week, that the completion of the 361 kilometre East-West Road would gulp N1 trillion.
Speaking with The Tide on the deplorable state of some sections of the road, an inter state commercial driver, Mr.Madu Okoro who plies Port Harcourt-Warri road, noted that drivers and passengers suffered hardships on the road before arriving at their destinations.
He said that drivers and passengers now spend more hours on the journey than before due to the deplorable condition of the road.
According to him, a journey of three hours to Warri now takes up to five hours and in most cases, drivers have their vehicles damaged on the road.
Okoro appealed to the Federal Ministry of Works and the NDDC to repair the bad sections of the East-West Road, which he said, include Nkpolu and Emohua axis in Rivers State, and Zarama section in Bayelsa State, to ease vehicular movements.
“We spend more time on these bad spots of the road. You hardly pass the Emohua and Zarama axis without spending up to one hour negotiating the road. Sometimes, criminals capitalise on the bad road to rob drivers and passengers of their valuables at night.
“A journey of two hours from Port Harcourt to Ughelli now takes four hours, with pains and sufferings because of the bad road”, he said.
Another commercial driver, Tonju Akima, blamed the deplorable condition of the East-West Road on poor engineering and construction jobs carried out by the contractors.
Akima admonished the Federal Government and regulatory agencies to regulate the movement of heavy trucks plying the road so as to ease the flow of traffics along the road.
Describing the road as a nightmare, Akima also called on the governors of the South South states to consider the plight of commuters and intervene in the fixing of the road.

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Customs Kaduna Command Generates ?5b Revenue In Oct

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kaduna Area Command, has achieved a new revenue milestone, generating ?5.16 billion in October 2025
The Area Command said the feat was the highest monthly revenue ever recorded.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Ridwan Yusuf, revealed this in a Statement made available to Journalists
The figure, Yusuf said, represent 96 per cent increase above the monthly target and a 196 per cent target performance.
Yusuf said that the command collected ?39.79 billion between January and October 2025, compared with ?24.06 billion generated during the same period in 2024 reflecting a substantial year,on year growth.
the Area Controller, Comptroller Saad Hassan, attributed the record performance to the dedication and professionalism of officers and stakeholders, in line with the modernisation agenda of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi.
He identified improved stakeholders’ engagement, digitalisation of excise operations, and enhanced officers’ motivation as key factors driving the Command’s success.
“The Command’s performance demonstrates the effectiveness of our current operational strategies and our unwavering commitment to national economic stability,” Hassan said.
He assured that the command would continue to sustain the momentum by facilitating legitimate trade and improving revenue collection mechanisms.
The Command also reaffirmed its resolve to uphold professionalism and integrity in line with the service’s overall mission of trade facilitation and economic growth.
By; Chinedu Wosu
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Shipper’s Council Advocates Sensitization Of Staff On NSITF Scheme 

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The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has called for proper Sensitization of staff on the proposed insurance scheme by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).
 Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, NSC, Akutah Pius, made the call while playing host to a courtesy visit by NSITF officials to his office, in Lagos.
Represented by Director of Human Resources Management, Alhaji Mustapha Zubairu, Akutah emphasized the Nigeria Shipper’s Council commitment to prioritizing staff insurance and health, citing existing policies with positive impacts on employees’ lives.
He requested NSITF to strengthen its legal framework to enable the NSC to fully benefit from the scheme.
Earlier, the Team Head, NSITF’  Adegbite Oludotun said that the organization provides compensation for insured government employees in case of injury, disability, or death during active service.
While commending the NSC for registering with the scheme, Oludotun assured adequate compensation for employee claims and safety.
By: Chinedu Wosu
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Navy Rescues Six Male, Five Female Passengers From Drowning In Rivers 

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The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) of Nigerian Navy Service NNS has rescued six male and five female passengers from a sinking speedboat along Bonny waterways in Rivers state
This is contained in a Statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Ayiwuyor Adams-Aliu, and made available to newsmen, in Abuja.
Adams-Aliu said the rescue operation was carried out by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB), Bonny, along the Bonny River.
According to the statement, the boat, which departed Nembe Waterside Jetty in Port Harcourt for Coal Beach Jetty in Bonny Island, developed engine failure midstream and began taking in water near the Federal Ocean Terminal, Onne, Rivers State.
He said the swift response of the Naval patrol team under heavy rainfall prevented a major tragedy as all 11 passengers comprising six males and five females, were safely evacuated and taken to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Jetty for medical checks.
“The rescued victims were later handed over to the Marine Police for onward reunification with their families,”
The Naval spokesman said the Navy, in another Operation last wednesday, intensified crackdown on crude oil theft with the deactivation of multiple illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta.
He said personnel of FOB Escravos dismantled two sites at Obodo Omadino Community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta.
“Similarly, the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER patrol team uncovered and deactivated another site with cooking ovens, reservoirs, sacks, jerrycans, and dugout pits filled with stolen crude and illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil around Bakana and Isaka areas of Rivers.
“Also, personnel of FOB Bonny dismantled a refining site at Eyamba Community in Bonny Local Government Area, while NNS DELTA patrol team deactivated another at Opumani Creek in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta,”
Adams-Aliu said the operations reflect the Navy’s renewed commitment under the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, to ensure maritime safety, protect national assets, and promote lawful economic activities.
The statement reaffirmed that the Nigerian Navy would sustain the momentum in its fight against crude oil theft and all forms of illegality within the nation’s maritime domain.
By: Chinedu Wosu
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