We Shall Go Full Paperless in Two Years, Says Customs Boss
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Rtd Col Hammed Ali has said that the plan of the Service is to go full paperless in the next two years.
Ali who spoke on the occasion of the 2020 International Customs Day in Abuja said by then the Service would have completed its automation system.
According to him, once the Service goes digital, any Customs officer that cannot operate a computer would have no place in the Service.
According to him, “It is our hope that once the platform is put in place, latest in two years, every activity in Customs will be paperless and digital. That is why we have been notifying our officers that everybody must know how to manipulate computer, otherwise in the next two years, anybody that cannot handle computer is out of customs”.
When asked on when the nation’s borders will be reopened, Ali said that discussions with the neighbouring countries were still on.
He however said that once the issues that led to the closure of the borders were addressed, the Service would look at what happens next.
According to him, “We are still talking with neighboring countries. In a situation where our borders are secured; all the menace we are observing in our borders will no longer be there. We are working on them and as soon as they get them, we will relax certain things at the borders.
“But for now, we are still conducting partial border closure. We are expecting that not too long from now, the border will be open. When we get responsive adherence from our neighbours, we see how we can work together to fortify our borders. We are not only talking about Nigeria, but we are also asking them to ensure that their own borders are fortified from own illicit tracking if any.”
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