Buhari approves E-based technology for Nigeria Customs Service

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the development of
Electronic Based Customs known as E-Customs for the Nigeria Customs
Service (NCS).

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd)
disclosed this at the graduation of Senior Course three of Nigeria
Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja on Friday.

Ali said the deployment of technology would go a long way in
enhancing activities of the service.

He explained that E-Customs would change the manner the NCS
operates.

According to him, when fully deployed, the entire processes
including local administration, clearing of goods and services will
be done electronically.

“Export and import processing will be paperless.

“We need to up our game in our knowledge of computer because in
the next one and half years, if you don’t have knowledge in
computer, you cannot function in customs.

“Your performance evaluation report will not be written on
paper. You will fill it online and your superior will assess you
online.

“We need to tell ourselves that even if it will take you through
private studies to learn, do so, you must learn how to use computer
because everything will be fully computerized,’’ he said.

The customs boss also disclosed that the NCS board had approved
the change in name of the institution from Command and Staff
College to Training and Doctrine Command.

He also said that the college would serve as component that
would coordinate and ensure that other training colleges of the
service were fully articulated.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 39 officers graduated
from Senior Course Three, while one death was recorded during the
programme. (NAN)