The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko has commended maritime reporters for prompt dissemination of customs news to the public.
He gave the commendation in a message to a two-day training organised for maritime reporters and public relations officers at the Customs Training School, Gwagalada, Abuja.
Abdullahi, represented by Deputy Comptroller-General Aminu Abba, said he would not be tired of hosting journalists to ensure improved knowledge sharing.
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko has commended maritime reporters for prompt dissemination of customs news to the public.
He gave the commendation in a message to a two-day training organised for maritime reporters and public relations officers at the Customs Training School, Gwagalada, Abuja.
Abdullahi, represented by Deputy Comptroller-General Aminu Abba, said he would not be tired of hosting journalists to ensure improved knowledge sharing.
“I will not be tired of hosting journalists anytime they wish to use customs facilities to improve their knowledge on innovations in the maritime industry.
“I appreciate maritime reporters for being part of customs history to enable it to achieve revenue targets’’, Abdullahi said.
He said the service had trained more than 5,000 people, including customs officers, on customs guidelines, since the inception of the training school.
Mr Frieder Meckienburg, the resource person on Trade Facilitation of the Common External Tariff (CET), commended the NCS for supporting the implementation of the CET.
“Germany is benefiting from overseas trade and Nigeria is the most powerful nation in West Africa.
“Germany will implement CET effectively to increase job opportunities, enhance economic growth and reduce cost of shipping goods’’, Meckienburg said.
He added that full implementation of CET would ensure easy importation of goods.
Former Deputy Comptroller-General of NCS, Mr Manessah Jatau, commended the Customs’ continuous sensitisation of public about the customs guidelines for effective implementation of government's policies.
According to him, continuous training of officers will enable the service to achieve utmost performance of its policies.
Jatau encouraged reporters to take advantage of the training to broaden their knowledge about the operations of the customs service.
On her part; Mrs Ifeyinwa Obi, President, Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria also commended the Nigeria Customs Service for facilitating the training.
“There is a belief that training a journalist is like training a nation because people will be better informed.
“A lot of importers and agents have been having doubts about the implementation of the Common External Tariffs, but with this training, we will be better informed’’, Obi, represented by her Vice President, Mr Funsho Olojo, said.
The theme of the training is “ECOWAS’ Common External Tariff, Implementation, Challenges and Prospects.’’
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