The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has achieved a significant milestone with the successful issuance of the first Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) under the B’Odogwu Unified Customs Management System. This development marks the beginning of a nationwide rollout aimed at streamlining customs procedures and enhancing trade facilitation ¹.
According to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, the B’Odogwu system is designed to modernize Customs operations, enhance efficiency in trade documentation, and strengthen inter-agency collaboration. The system was developed as an indigenous replacement for the Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS II).
The issuance of the first PAAR under B’Odogwu follows a strategic engagement between the NCS and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), where both institutions reaffirmed their commitment to seamless trade processes, enhanced revenue collection, and improved financial integration.
The NCS has urged the trading community to embrace the B’Odogwu platform, which promises a more efficient, transparent, and technology-driven Customs process. The Service remains committed to ensuring that all necessary approvals and integrations with financial institutions are completed to enable seamless foreign exchange transactions and trade-related payments.
This development is a significant step towards enhancing trade facilitation and revenue collection in Nigeria, and the NCS is committed to ensuring its successful implementation nationwide.
