Customs Generates N5.5bn Daily —Comptroller-General
Customs Generates N5.5bn Daily —Comptroller-General
The Nigeria Customs Service said on Thursday in Lagos that , its revenue generation has increased to the region of N 5 . 5 billion daily.
The Comptroller - General, Col . Hameed Ali ( rtd) made this known during a working visit to the headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders in Lagos .
The CGC , who was represented at the event by the Assistant Comptroller General and Customs Coordinator in-charge of Zone A , Mr Kaycee Ekekezie , said that 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 transactions in ports user - friendly while eliminating human contact and its attendant frictions in the cargo transaction business, ’’ Ali said .
The customs helmsman , who charged the freight forwarders on trade compliance , said that 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 .
The NAGAFF Founder , Dr Boniface Aniebona , who hosted the occasion in his remarks at the event , asked port users to help the NCS by adhering to trade compliance .
He said that such a drive would foster good relationship with the customs personnel .
Aniebona aid that as an association they would begin the sanitation from within , by exposing and sanctioning erring members in order to maintain a good relationship with the customs .
( NAN)
The Nigeria Customs Service said on Thursday in Lagos that , its revenue generation has increased to the region of N 5 . 5 billion daily.
The Comptroller - General, Col . Hameed Ali ( rtd) made this known during a working visit to the headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders in Lagos .
The CGC , who was represented at the event by the Assistant Comptroller General and Customs Coordinator in-charge of Zone A , Mr Kaycee Ekekezie , said that 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 transactions in ports user - friendly while eliminating human contact and its attendant frictions in the cargo transaction business, ’’ Ali said .
The customs helmsman , who charged the freight forwarders on trade compliance , said that 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 .
The NAGAFF Founder , Dr Boniface Aniebona , who hosted the occasion in his remarks at the event , asked port users to help the NCS by adhering to trade compliance .
He said that such a drive would foster good relationship with the customs personnel .
Aniebona aid that as an association they would begin the sanitation from within , by exposing and sanctioning erring members in order to maintain a good relationship with the customs .
( NAN)
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