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Customs officers seizes fake shoes, clothes
WASHINGTON: More than 1,000 pairs of shoes and almost 700 items of clothing violating trademark law were seized by customs...
Customs hands over seven containers of fake drugs to NAFDAC
ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Apapa Area Command has handed over the seven imported containers of fake pharmaceutical products...
Nigeria seeks improved tax, customs revenue collection to fund 2017 budget
ABUJA: Nigeria seeks to improve its collection of revenues from taxes and customs duties to fund the country's record 7.44...
UK currency plunges as interest rates remain unchanged
LONDON: Britain’s currency plunged around 0.3 percent in value on Tuesday morning following a Bank of England announcement the U.K....
Customs personnel raid fake goods warehouse in Bulacan
WASHINGTON: Operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated billions of pesos worth of fake products during a raid at...
Area unemployment steady with sub-4 rate in May
WASHINGTON: The Wichita Falls Multiple Statistical Area's unemployment rate for seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs remained better than state and national...
Export, import activities at Onne command, rises, says Customs
ONNE: Facts have emerged that the revenue profile of the Nigeria Customs Service, Onne command is presently experiencing tremendous increase...
Customs decries increased exportation of prohibited items at lagos ports
ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Command, has stated that some Nigerians are taking advantage of the federal government’s...
Parliament passes Customs Amendment Bill, 2017
WASHINGTON: Imported vehicle spare parts are now exempted from duty following the passage of the Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2017 by...
Lewisville’s revenues projected to increase
WASHINGTON: It’s about midway through 2017, and city officials took the opportunity to evaluate Lewisville’s budget performance so far. During...
Arizona unemployment rate increases to 5.1% in May
WASHINGTON: Arizona's unemployment rate rose slightly in May as the state's economy lost 14,700 nonfarm jobs. The Arizona Office of...
Zimbabwe inflation continues to rise
HARARE: Zimbabwe's year on year inflation rate continued to rise in June and stood at 0.75% after gaining 0.27% on...
Customs revenue rises with N136bn seizures
ABUJA: Two commands of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, on seizure rampage raked in about N136.6 billion revenue, with the...
Rothschild revenues up 13% in Q4
LONDON: Rothschild reported a 13% rise in revenues to 487.2m in its latest quarter thanks to a strong performance from...
Michigan unemployment down to 4.2%
LANSING: Gov. Rick Snyder issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement that statewide unemployment dropped to 4.2 percent: Statewide unemployment...
Nigeria’s economy reels under U.S. oil exports, unstable prices
ABUJA: Nigeria’s oil economy is living on borrowed time, as the global market, especially the United States (U.S.), becomes less...
Customs collects over N1.2 bn revenue in Niger
ABUJA: The Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), Niger Area Command, said it had collected about N1.2 billion as revenue from January...
Mytrah revenues jump 385% in 2016
WASHINGTON: Mytrah Energy reported full year revenues of $362.23 million, an increase of 385 per cent over the last year’s...
Oregon’s unemployment rate reaches record low 3.6%
SALEM: Oregon’s unemployment rate edged down to 3.6 percent in May from 3.7 percent in April, reaching a new record...
Argentina central bank leaves rate unchanged despite dip in inflation
WASHINGTON: Argentina's central bank on Tuesday left its benchmark policy interest rate unchanged for the fourth straight time at 26.25...
