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23-526: Wuse is divided into Zones starting from Wuse Zone 1 to Wuse Zone 8. Each of the Zones is well planned with its own streets leading into other zones with the Wuse District for ease of movement and navigation. Each zone has both residential and business buildings. Wuse district hosts several social amenities including over fifty hotels ranging from 3 stars to 7 stars hotels. Its market known as Wuse Market

46-436: A number of refresher programs which enables them to rewrite such examinations where a lot of them became successful. He has encouraged communities to buy lands and build schools for themselves and also encourages organs of both local & federal organizations in making such projects a reality. He also encourages communities on how to organize and provide basic social amenities to themselves through self-help efforts to complement

69-525: Is a detribalized Nigerian who always advocates for peaceful coexistence and harmony amongst people. He arranges and participate in meetings with various youths groups and teaches them on how to form various organizations that can meet up with national and international standard with regards to community development, self-reliance and security. He gives hope to teeming number of students who had educational challenges with their national and regional extermination results thus; WAEC, NECO & JAMB by putting in place

92-1080: Is also in Wuse district. The district holds several recreation gardens across its 8 Zone. Bannex Plaza, a popular shopping mall for electronic gadgets is located in Wuse 2. High Court of the Federal Capital, Zone 2, Wuse 1 Nigeria Customs Service headquarters, Zone 3, Wuse 1 Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) headquarters, Zone 3, Wuse 1 Peoples Democratic Party National Headquarters, Zone 5, Wuse 1 All Progressives Congress National Headquarters Buhari House, Blantyre Street, Wuse 2 Federal Inland Revenue Service headquarters, Zone 5, Wuse 1 National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) headquarters, Zone 5, Wuse 1 Abuja Continental Hotel (Formerly Sheraton Hotel) 1 Ladi Kwali Street, Zone 4, Wuse 1 The Destination by Gidanka N'Djamena Crescent, Off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2 National Open University of Nigeria Study Centre, Zone 2, Wuse 1 Nigeria Customs Service The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)

115-642: Is an agency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , which operates as an independent customs service under the supervisory oversight of the Nigerian Ministry of Finance , responsible for the collection of customs revenue, facilitation of both national and international trade, anti-smuggling and border security activities. The NCS is headed by the Comptroller General, who oversees the work of 9 Deputy Comptrollers-General (DCGs) in

138-492: Is the biggest open market in the metropolitan city of Abuja. Wide range of products including textiles, crafts, jewelleries, housewares, fashion, electronics and fresh food items are traded in the market. Located between Sani Abacha Way and Herbert Macaulay Way in Wuse Zone II, it provides a glimpse of the local life. The market opens daily from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm local time and it is generally rowdy weekends. Wuse Zone 3 hosts

161-682: The Nigerian Customs Service for 33 years. He headed some of the most sensitive offices and commands in the department, including Comptroller Headquarters under the office of the Comptroller General, Customs Area Controller, FCT Area Command Abuja ; Comptroller Post Clearance Audit Zone ‘A’ Lagos ; Customs Area Controller Area II Port-Harcourt Onne Port; Customs Area Controller Apapa Area Command; ACG Secretary to Nigeria Customs Service Board headquarters; Pioneer Coordinator Border Drill Operation code named “Operation Swift Response” Sector 4 (Northwest) Headquarters Katsina and lastly,

184-607: The ACG Zonal Coordinator Zone 'B’ Headquarters Kaduna . Abubakar joined politics based on the pressure mounted by his people from various angles of Kaduna State in 2022. Barely less than one and a half month to the APC primary election, he joined the race and vied for the governorship position and became the first runner up. After the primary election, the then APC Governorship candidate of Kaduna State , Sen. Uba Sani and his team requested to team up with him for

207-567: The NCS Board include: Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service The Nigeria Customs Service operates a media division with radio and television operations, the Nigeria Customs Broadcasting Network . The Nigerian government claims that the service in recent times has redeemed its image from a corruption riddled government agency to a new organization, that has cleaned itself of corrupt practices pointing to

230-459: The Zone 3 shopping complex  where ICT equipment  both hardware and software are sold. Wuse General Hospital is located just about three hundred meters almost adjacent the Zone 3 shopping complex. Nigeria biggest bureau de change trading hub is located in Zone 4. The Abuja Continental Hotel formerly Sheraton Hotel is just few meters away from the bureau the change market. The popular GSM Village

253-682: The area commands under their respective jurisdictions. The NCS board is chaired by the Minister of Finance, while the Vice-Chairman is the Comptroller-General. The Board was set up with main functions to include Appointment, Promotion and Discipline of officers of the service. The Board is also to administer the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023. It is the policy making organ of the service. Members of

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276-553: The development of others, especially, his community is known. Malam Bashir is characterized by numerous qualities of excellence which makes him stand unique and exemplary in our society. It is very rare in Northern Nigeria for a person to excel in any career and maintain the string of his umbilical cord without changing environment. In his case, from the beginning of his life till date, he has maintained his local community as his major base, where he lives with all his family. He

299-517: The efforts of Government by construction of local wells, manual & electronic boreholes in various parts of Zazzau communities. He has participated in the renovation and reconstruction of old and new health centers for the communities. He is an advocate of ‘’BACK TO BASE CAMPAIGN’’, students and young graduates are encouraged to participate in their ancestral professions like farming, tanning and dyeing, black smithing, sawing, embroidery work, saddle making, poetry and several other local professions that

322-458: The fact that since the year 2017 its revenue contribution to the country continue to rise above one trillion Naira annually. Despite the claims of the government that the reputation of the service has improved from a corrupt government agency to an agency that has imbibed the spirit of selflessness to the country over self-enrichment of its officers, several examples of extensive bribery and corruption allegations still exist. One example (cited by

345-483: The following departments at the NCS Headquarters. These Deputy Comptrollers-General have Assistant Comptrollers-General heading each division under them while Comptrollers runs the affair of each unit under these divisions. ACG (Headquarters) reports directly to the Comptroller-General along with the heads of some Special Units in addition to 4 Assistant Comptroller-General (ACG) in the zones that coordinate

368-510: The government) of an incidence that demonstrated a new customs service was the rejection of the sum of $ 415,000 bribe by an official of the service Bashir Abubakar , being the money offered to him in order to facilitate the release of containers of dangerous drugs at Apapa Port in Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service is known to have a reputation that has been marred by numerous corruption and fraud scandals across

391-500: The informal economy, resort to smuggling as a means of avoiding legal trade. Notably, a number of foreign companies have been involved in fraud and corruption scandals in recent years: In addition to legal cases involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), many Nigerian businesspeople face everyday situations where customs officials ask for bribes to let their goods pass through customs smoothly. On

414-472: The other hand, some customs officials may even demand bribes to allow illegal goods to be smuggled in: Despite the detailed allegations, the NCS has yet to respond, and this has led many activists to call for far-reaching reforms that would place corruption at the back seat and seal up revenue leakages. Bashir Abubakar Bashir Abubakar MFR (born 12 December 1962) is a Nigerian politician who holds

437-610: The prestigious Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in 1984. He reported to the National Youth Service Corps , (NYSC) Orientation Camp in The Polytechnic Ibadan for his mandatory national service in 1984 where he finally served in the then University of Ile-Ife , (Old Oyo State) now Obafemi Awolowo University , Ile-Ife , Osun State and completed in 1985. He also had a diploma program with Kaduna polytechnic in year 2005. Abubakar served

460-696: The success of the party and eventually the party became victorious not only by winning the governorship seat but by also securing the majority in the state assembly seats. He has contributed immensely to the success of the Presidential and Governorship tickets as a Member, APC Presidential Campaign Council 2023, (PCC); Senior Adviser on Strategy, Kaduna State APC Campaign Council, 2023; Member, APC Presidential Independent Campaign Council, (ICC); Member, Presidential Advisory Committee of Remi Tinubu, 2023 and chairman, Kaduna State Transition Sub-Committee on Security, Law and order. His unflinching interest towards

483-1074: The title of Barden Kudun Zazzau . He is currently appointed as the Chief Commissioner Public Complaints Commission Nigeria by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu . He retired from the Nigeria Customs Service in 2020 and had risen to the management rank of Assistant Controller General Of Customs (ACG). His retirement opened up an opportunity for him to join politics where he contested for primary election for Kaduna State Governorship position under All Progressives Congress (APC), where he emerged as 1st runner-up. Abubakar had his educational career in his home town where he completed his primary education in L.E.A. Anguwan Fatika, Zaria in 1975, Government Secondary School (GSS) Zaria in 1980, School of Basic Studies Samaru Zaria in 1981 and finally his first degree in

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506-489: The years. According to Transparency International's 2010 Global Corruption Barometer , more than half of local households surveyed attested to paying bribes to NCS officers in 2009. To date, compromised staff, complex regulations and bureaucracy surrounding the import and export of goods has nurtured an environment in which bribes are commonly paid. Several companies are also believed to undervalue their goods upon importation to avoid penalties. Yet other companies, operating in

529-401: The young have abandoned for white collar job. He is a Board member of Zazzau Educational Development Association, ZEDA; Chairman of Iya Alu Memorial Schools; Zazzau Emirate committee of Zakka, Da’awa and Waqaf; Vice President of one the oldest schools in Northern Nigeria, the 113th year old Alhudahuda College Zaria and National President of ABU Old Boys Association. He is honored by the naming

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