The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been commended by the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise for increase in revenue generation and national security.
The committee gave the commendation on Wednesday during an oversight visit to the NCS headquarters in Abuja.
Chairman of the committee, Leke Abejide, applauded the outstanding revenue generation, trade facilitation and recent achievements in the seizures of arms and ammunition in Lagos and Rivers State.
“Every weapon and illicit item seized is a victory, but every attempt to smuggle them into Nigeria is a call to redouble our efforts,” he said. “We will scrutinise the activities of bonded terminals and the operations of the free trade zones across the country to identify and eradicate any illegal businesses and activities”.
Responding, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the service is indeed grateful for such commendation, recognition, and applause from the committee.
“The insight you bring into the oversight function and the guidance you have always provided helps Customs to serve the nation better, facilitate trade and secure the borders while collecting revenue vital to the economy.
“In all aspects of our work and projects, I want to assure you that we submit wholeheartedly to legislative compliance, and we will be willing to implement directives and resolutions given to us in the day-to-day operation of the Nigeria Customs Service. Your feedback and recommendations are crucial to our efforts to streamline our processes to improve our efficiency and uphold the highest standard of integrity and services,” he stated.