Revenue generation: Nigeria Customs Service partners FRSC
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has partnered with the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, to provide revenue generation and boost security.
Abdullahi Maiwada, the spokesperson of Customs, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday after the Corps Marshal of FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, visited the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi.
Adeniyi noted that the NCS is thrilled to collaborate with agencies that provide good governance to the citizens through their different mandates.
According to him, the safety and economic well-being of the general public is the fundamental role of government, and all agencies should align with these everyday purposes.
According to the CGC, “In terms of vision, I see an alignment between NCS and the FRSC. It is key that we find a way to collaborate. I see this visit as an expression of your confidence in working jointly to put strength together to pursue common goals.”
He said, “We did sign a memorandum of understanding, and it is working very well. It has room for improvement to deepen collaboration. It is a perfect start that we have achieved the integration of the Customs and the Road Safety System.
“Working together, Nigerians should rest assured that the incident of stolen vehicles will be a thing of the past. Also, the federal government has opened a window for cars improperly imported into Nigeria to benefit from the waiver so they can pay the correct duties.”
Earlier, Mohammed commended the CGC for his handshake initiative that led to the consolidation of existing vehicle information in the National Vehicle Identification System (NVIS) Database, domiciled with the FRSC, and the vehicle database of NCS, which is to enhance national security, improve revenue generation, promote ease of doing business and curb out smuggling excesses.
He said that the National Vehicle Identification System houses millions of vehicles’ information to unravel investigative activities of security agencies like the Nigerian Police, Interpol, and Federal Inland Revenue Service, among others.
He solicited the support of the CGC to help enforce restrictions on importing vehicles above expired age limits as a critical priority, stating that most fatalities during crises involve articulated dilapidated cars.
Additionally, he said, “The relationship between NCS and FRSC will continually grow stronger, and we are ready to support the CGC to deliver the promises and the goal he tends to achieve during his time in office as collaboration brings tremendous victory in trade modernization and security.”
