High Sea Smuggling: Customs partners with Navy
Faced with the challenges of inadequate ocean worthy vessels facing its Western Marine Command, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been partnering with the Nigerian Navy to combat smuggling on the high seas
This was disclosed to Business and Maritime Summit during an exclusive interview by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Wale Adeniyi.
According to him, no fewer than 300 Marine Officers are being trained at the nation’s Marine Academy, Oron in Akwa Ibom State to shore up the personnel requirements of the special Customs unit.
He added that there is a Special Presidential Intervention Fund put in place to procure between six to eight patrol boats that are expected to be delivered shortly.
It would be recalled that many officers of the Western Marine Command were killed on the high seas in Lagos few years ago as the tackled smugglers who were apparently better armed and equipped than them.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Port Congestion : Adeniyi explains task force plans
In order to tackle the problem of ports congestion headlong, the Federal Government of Nigeria has constituted a multi disciplinary task force to handle the exercise across the nation’s sea ports.
This disclosure was made by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Wale Adeniyi while speaking during an exclusively to Business and Maritime Summit recently in Lagos, Nigeria.
According to him, the task force is composed of stakeholders drawn from the federal Ministries of Finance and Transport, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),, the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Nigeria Police,, the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), Licensed Customs Agents and Terminal Operators.
Adeniyi explained that among others, the task force was determined to give opportunities to everybody that could contribute to the achievement of Government’s desire to decongest the ports.
Under the new arrangement, the Customs image-maker disclosed that importers are required to follow the clearing processes that are IT-driven by going to make a declaration of what goods they have.
Already, Direct Traders Input cafes have been established in designated places for the purposes of fast-tracking the clearing process.
These declarations, Adeniyi added, are transmitted to the task force electronically with which the task force had been conducting inspection of imported goods.
Apparently due to fears of arrest by various security agencies of the government involved in the exercise, the Customs PRO noted that importers have not been coming up to clear their goods saying, “importers’ turn-out has been low”.
He however allayed the fear as these security agencies were merely present to observe the process and report to the government and not to arrest any importers at the ports.
Adeniyi added that similar exercise had taken place at the Onne Port in 2003 assuring importers to confidently come up and clear their goods.
In order to tackle the problem of ports congestion headlong, the Federal Government of Nigeria has constituted a multi disciplinary task force to handle the exercise across the nation’s sea ports.
This disclosure was made by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Wale Adeniyi while speaking during an exclusively to Business and Maritime Summit recently in Lagos, Nigeria.
According to him, the task force is composed of stakeholders drawn from the federal Ministries of Finance and Transport, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),, the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Nigeria Police,, the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), Licensed Customs Agents and Terminal Operators.
Adeniyi explained that among others, the task force was determined to give opportunities to everybody that could contribute to the achievement of Government’s desire to decongest the ports.
Under the new arrangement, the Customs image-maker disclosed that importers are required to follow the clearing processes that are IT-driven by going to make a declaration of what goods they have.
Already, Direct Traders Input cafes have been established in designated places for the purposes of fast-tracking the clearing process.
These declarations, Adeniyi added, are transmitted to the task force electronically with which the task force had been conducting inspection of imported goods.
Apparently due to fears of arrest by various security agencies of the government involved in the exercise, the Customs PRO noted that importers have not been coming up to clear their goods saying, “importers’ turn-out has been low”.
He however allayed the fear as these security agencies were merely present to observe the process and report to the government and not to arrest any importers at the ports.
Adeniyi added that similar exercise had taken place at the Onne Port in 2003 assuring importers to confidently come up and clear their goods.
Nwadialor takes over as Nigeria Customs boss
NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE GETS NEW COMPTROLLER-GENERAL
The appointment of Dr. Bernard-Shaw Nwadialo has been confirmed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ahaji Umaru Musa Yar-Adua GCFR as the substantive Comptroller-General of Customs.
According to an electronic statement by Mr. Joseph Atta, the Deputy Public Relations Officer of NCS, Dr. Nwadialo was decorated at the Customs Headquarters on January 23, 2009 by two members of the Nigeria Customs Service Board, Alhaji Bashir Borodo who is also the President of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Professor Abba Hassan, a representative of the Universities on the Board.
Both of them expressed confidence in the ability of the new CGC to deliver.
Responding, the new Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (CGC) thanked President Yar’Adua for the confidence reposed in him, promising to do all humanly possible to reposition the Service that will meet the challenges of the 21st century.
He said, issues of modernization, capacity building and welfare of Officers and Men will engage his attention.
It will be recalled that Dr. Nwadialo until his confirmation has been the Acting CGC since January 15, 2009 when the former CGC, Alhaji Ahmed Kajoli retired from public service.
The appointment of Dr. Bernard-Shaw Nwadialo has been confirmed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ahaji Umaru Musa Yar-Adua GCFR as the substantive Comptroller-General of Customs.
According to an electronic statement by Mr. Joseph Atta, the Deputy Public Relations Officer of NCS, Dr. Nwadialo was decorated at the Customs Headquarters on January 23, 2009 by two members of the Nigeria Customs Service Board, Alhaji Bashir Borodo who is also the President of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Professor Abba Hassan, a representative of the Universities on the Board.
Both of them expressed confidence in the ability of the new CGC to deliver.
Responding, the new Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (CGC) thanked President Yar’Adua for the confidence reposed in him, promising to do all humanly possible to reposition the Service that will meet the challenges of the 21st century.
He said, issues of modernization, capacity building and welfare of Officers and Men will engage his attention.
It will be recalled that Dr. Nwadialo until his confirmation has been the Acting CGC since January 15, 2009 when the former CGC, Alhaji Ahmed Kajoli retired from public service.
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