Tinubu Welcomes AFCFTA’s Recognition of Nigeria Customs Modernisation Model

Tinubu Welcomes AFCFTA’s Recognition of Nigeria Customs Modernisation Model

.Hails Nigerian firm, Bergmans, for winning multi-billion dollar continental customs project

Deji Elumoye in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has lauded the growing continental recognition of Nigeria’s customs modernisation programme and commended the selection of a subsidiary of Nigerian-owned Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited for a 20-year, multi-billion-dollar AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project.

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a release issued on Monday, disclosed that the project, to be implemented through Bergmans’ subsidiary, AfriTrade CMP Limited, will deploy digital and physical infrastructure to improve customs processes, cargo tracking, border management and trade-data exchange across participating African countries.