Word reaching your favourite amebo has it that the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit, Zone C, says it has destroyed 1, 365 cartons of imported frozen products valued at N11.56 million in Benin city.This is contained in a statement by the Comptroller of Zone C, Mr Victor Dimka, in Benin on Sunday, 29th November, 2015.According to the statement, 1,205 cartons of the1, 365 cartons contained imported frozen poultry products, valued at N9.6 million.The remaining 160 cartons contained frozen fishestimated at about N1.9 million respectively.The statement said the items were destroyed on Saturday at the NSC office in Benin.It added that the items were seized on Thursdayby officers and men of NCS in the Benin-Ekiadolor area of Edo at about 1.00 p.m.According to the statement, the Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the poultry products and frozen fish are N1.5 million and N2.2 million, respectively.I hope we don't have a repeat of people digging up these Chickens, just like we had in Rivers state recently.
As part of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu's campaign for promoting Made-in-Aba products, Abia State government and Abia State National Association, U.S.A. and North America, ASNA-NA,showcased the potentials and quality of Aba products to the international community during the association's national convention in New York City, USA. The event saw many designers, such as Chumar, and thousands of products shipped in from Aba on display, with models on the runway, adorning Aba-made designs. According to the Special Assistant to the Abia State Governor on Diaspora Matters, Mr. John Ndubuisi, all the outfits on display were sold out and orders placed, noting that Made-in-Aba designs will soon be competing in the American market. He added that with the clamour for restructuring, Abia State Government is working to grow the local economy, provide employment, empower skilled artisans and boost internally-generated revenue, stressing that Aba, dubbed The Japan of Africa for its entrepreneurial ...
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