Customs Issues 1st Bodogwu Pre-arrival Assessment Report

The NigeriaCustoms Service NCS has issued the first Pre-Arrival Assessment Report PAAR under the BOdogwu, the Unified Customs Management System.

Spokesman of the Service, Abdullahi Maiwada ACP, in a statement issued on behalf of the Comptroller-General, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, in Abuja, at the weekend, declared that the development marked a significant milestone in Customs commitment to technology-driven trade reforms .

His words, 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 BOdogwu system, developed as an indigenous replacement for the Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System NICIS II, is designed to modernise Customs operations, enhance efficiency in trade documentation, and strengthen inter-agency collaboration. During the pilot phase at Port and Terminal Multi-Services Limited PTML Customs Area Command and beyond, stakeholders, including other government agencies, were actively engaged to ensure a smooth transition.