DOLLY PARTON RETURNS TO PUBLIC EYE TO CELEBRATE OPENING DAY AT DOLLYWOOD . (PHOTO).

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 Dolly Parton returns to public eye to celebrate opening day at Dollywood     Dolly Parton made her first public appearance in months to celebrate the opening day of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on Friday. The country music icon reflected on the past year, a year after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying she is “doing good” and has been working to rebuild herself spiritually, emotionally, and physically after grieving and dealing with health issues that kept her from touring. Joined on stage by Dollywood president Eugene Naughton, Parton brought her trademark humor to the crowd, joking about rumors of a new husband while reaffirming her devotion to Dean. She also shared updates on her ongoing projects, including a new Broadway musical and her Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum in Nashville. Parton previewed the park’s 41st season, highlighting the upcoming NightFlight Expedition ride, a new “Run Dollywood” race weekend, an updated ...

NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE TO BEGIN AUTOMATIC CLEARING TRANSFER.{PHOTOS}.

The Chairman, House Committee on Customs and Excise, Honourable Leke Abijide, has asked lawmakers to engage their constituents on the need to stop car smuggling in Nigeria. 


Honourable Abejide was speaking during an interface with the Nigeria Customs Service on Trade and Tariff, about the time and amount expended on Customs clearance and transfer of imported goods.


The House Committee Chairman,  implored the Comptroller General of Customs to give  Nigerians especially Ministries that may have erred by buying their vehicles through smuggling three months to pay their duties and regularise their papers or go to jail.


He said the essence of the interface, is to facilitate trade and the ease of doing business in Nigeria and asked the ministry of finance to provide scanners for automation of the Customs Service.


Another member of the House Committee, Honourable Ibrahim Mohammed,  had stressed the need for decongestion of the ports which according to him, can be facilitated through limiting the number of stops to three instead of six.


He said though the Customs Service has done a lot in revenue generation, there is a dire need for them to do more to ease the suffering of importers.


Earlier, Assistant Comptroller General, Trade and Tariff, ACG Aliyu Seidu, had accused Ministries,  Departments and Agencies of government of aiding smuggling of vehicles and asked the law makers to assist them fight the menace which is militating against their efforts.


He warned that presently, the Customs law says, such cars will be seized and their owners jailed.


ACG Seidu, emphasized that though the Customs Service has embarked on e-project that will enable Nigerians clear their goods from any part of the country, it however, does not mean leaving the system unchecked.

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