In a move aimed at tackling clearance delays and improving passenger clearance compliance, the Nigeria Customs Service has officially launched the Simplified Customs Advanced Declaration System at the International Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Abdullahi Maiwada, a Deputy Controller of Customs, announced this in a statement on Wednesday obtained by The PUNCH.
Maiwada explained that the platform, designed to simplify baggage declaration for inbound international passengers, “is expected to reduce manual bottlenecks, improve transparency in revenue assessment and enhance operational efficiency at Nigeria’s international airports”.
Speaking at the official launch, the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Information and Communication Technology/Modernisation, Oluyomi Adebakin, said the deployment marks another major step in the Service’s digital transformation agenda under the leadership of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi.
Adebakin said the initiative became necessary following operational challenges encountered on the Service’s previous passenger declaration platform earlier this year, stressing that rather than allow the setbacks to slow operations, the NCS chose to develop a stronger, more efficient alternative.
