by The Ajasa News | April 4, 2025 5:42 pm
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has successfully issued the first Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) under the B’Odogwu (Unified Customs Management System). This achievement marks a significant milestone in the Service’s commitment to technology-driven trade reforms.
The B’Odogwu system, developed as an indigenous replacement for the Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS II), aims to modernize Customs operations, enhance efficiency in trade documentation, and strengthen inter-agency collaboration. The system has undergone a pilot phase at the Port and Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML) Customs Area Command, with stakeholders, including other government agencies, actively engaged to ensure a smooth transition.
The issuance of the first PAAR under B’Odogwu marks the beginning of a nationwide rollout aimed at streamlining customs procedures and enhancing trade facilitation. The NCS remains committed to ensuring that all necessary approvals and integrations with financial institutions, including Authorized Dealer Banks (ADBs), are completed to enable seamless foreign exchange transactions and trade-related payments.
This achievement follows the recent strategic engagement between the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, where both institutions reaffirmed their commitment to seamless trade processes, enhanced revenue collection, and improved financial integration.
The NCS has urged the trading community to embrace the B’Odogwu platform for a more efficient, transparent, and technology-driven Customs process. With this milestone, the Service is poised to take trade facilitation in Nigeria to the next level.
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