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Nigerian Customs generates N5.5 billion daily
- Comptroller-General, Hameed Ali
The Nigeria Customs
Service (NCS) says its revenue generation has increased to the region of N5.5
billion daily.
The
Comptroller-General (CGC), Hameed Ali, made this known during a working visit
to the headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight
Forwarders (NAGAFF) in Lagos.
The CGC, who was
represented at the event by the Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) and Customs
Coordinator in-charge of Zone A, Kaycee Ekekezie, said the feat was made
possible as a result of the automation of customs operations at the ports.
According to the
customs boss, the increase in revenue generation has helped in the prompt
payment of salaries of workers of the NCS and made the organisation a critical
contributor to the nation’s treasury in terms of revenue generation.
“The automation of
the customs system at ports and borders has made it easy for the service to
block revenue leakages and meet targets. The system has made transaction in
ports user friendly while eliminating human contact and its attendant frictions
in the cargo transaction business,’’ Ali said.
He charged the
freight forwarders on trade compliance, said sincere declaration and truthful
documentation would aid both the customs and the forwarders to achieve a common
goal of trade facilitation devoid of cargo delays.
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