Less than 24 hours after Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, revealed how revenue-generating agencies engage in “high level corruption” especially the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), which she described as “cohesive crooks hard to break,” Senate has commenced investigation into its activities.
The Senate Committee on Customs and Excise also dropped hints that after the Customs’ probe, it would beam its searchlight on the ports.
Nigeria’s Upper Legislative Chamber has given Customs 48 hours to provide records of waivers since 2013 and also details of how it handles seized cigarettes and alcohol, record of auctioned overtime and seized cargoes.
On Tuesday, the minister said revenue-generating agencies are frustrating government with “non-remittances” which she described as a big issue.”
Regardless, Senate, through its Committee on Customs and Excise, chaired by Hope Uzodinma, has launched a comprehensive probe into Customs’ activities with the hope of blocking revenue leakages and enhance generation.
Specifically, the committee has asked the NCS Comptroller-General, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), to submit the records of all waivers granted in the...read it here...
Nigeria’s Upper Legislative Chamber has given Customs 48 hours to provide records of waivers since 2013 and also details of how it handles seized cigarettes and alcohol, record of auctioned overtime and seized cargoes.On Tuesday, the minister said revenue-generating agencies are frustrating government with “non-remittances” which she described as a big issue.”
Regardless, Senate, through its Committee on Customs and Excise, chaired by Hope Uzodinma, has launched a comprehensive probe into Customs’ activities with the hope of blocking revenue leakages and enhance generation.
Specifically, the committee has asked the NCS Comptroller-General, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), to submit the records of all waivers granted in the...read it here...
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