Maritime Nigeria

Main Menu

  • Home
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Maritime Info
  • Photo Gallery
  • Fact
  • Profiles

logo

Header Banner

Maritime Nigeria

  • Home
  • News
    • NPA Under Dantsoho What Does The Charts Indicate?

      Jun 17, 2025
      0
    • IMO ELECTION: Nigeria Assures On Quality Representation

      Jun 17, 2025
      0
    • Maritime Development: Nigeria, Korea Deepen Collaboration

      Jun 16, 2025
      0
    • Shipping and Plastic Pollution-The Dangers To Humanity

      Jun 16, 2025
      0
    • Ocean Conference: Nigeria Canvases Increased Funding For Developing Nations

      Jun 12, 2025
      0
    • NIMASA: Beyond BPSR-Proactivism, Broader Vision Crucial

      Jun 11, 2025
      0
    • Blue Economy: Oyetola Engage World Leaders In France

      Jun 10, 2025
      0
    • War Against Illicit Drugs: NSA Commends Customs, NAFDAC, NDLEA

      Jun 5, 2025
      0
    • FG Commits To Enhance NSC Regulatory Capacity

      May 28, 2025
      0
  • Interviews
    • Nigeria Takes Leadership Of MOWCA

      Nov 18, 2021
      0
    • APM Participates in UK Trade Expo

      Oct 31, 2021
      0
    • Reps Seek Admission at MAN

      Dec 7, 2020
      0
    • NIMASA URGE SHIP OWNERS TO RENEW CABOTAGE LICENSES

      Oct 5, 2020
      0
    • FG Sacks Aboloma As NAIC Gets New EDs

      Aug 28, 2020
      0
    • Britain Celebrate Nigerian In Covid Efforts

      Jul 26, 2020
      0
    • Zuckerberg Backs Trump Against Twitter

      May 28, 2020
      0
    • NAFDAC DG Sheds Light On Chloroquine, Herbals, Masks and Covid19

      May 12, 2020
      0
    • Reps Threaten MDAs

      Feb 24, 2020
      0
  • Maritime Info
    • 2023 POP: Minister Task Cadets On Blue Economy

      Dec 15, 2023
      0
    • Rector, Trainees Excited, Laud FG On Modern Academy

      Jan 26, 2023
      0
    • Buhari Redeploys Minister As NPA, NIMASA, MAN, Others Get New Boards

      Apr 7, 2022
      0
    • World Bank Endorse Nigerian Ports, Partners Navy On Capacity Building

      Mar 19, 2022
      0
    • NIMASA Commend Nigerian Navy, Reassures On Floating Dock

      Feb 9, 2022
      0
    • MAN Unveils Lighthouse For Training of Cadets

      Jan 27, 2022
      0
    • shipping

      Singapore Strait Dangerous To Shipping-ReCAAP

      Jan 24, 2022
      0
    • Lekki Deep Sea Port Will Increase Port Efficiency-Amaechi

      Jan 24, 2022
      0
    • Fair Competition: NSC Partners FCCPC For Effectiveness

      Jan 21, 2022
      0
  • Photo Gallery
    • SERAP Calls for Probe of Entire Privatization Processes 1999-2011

      Dec 4, 2017
      0
    • IMO Election: South Africa, Kenya, Liberia, Morroco and Egypt Make Category C

      Dec 2, 2017
      0
    • Maersk Ship on Fire as Coy Launches Six Container Lifting Tech

      Nov 2, 2016
      0
    • Captured Seafarers Languish In Captivity without Ransom

      Nov 1, 2016
      0
    • Niger Delta: Militants Ask FG to Include Former Agitators in Negotiations

      Nov 1, 2016
      0
    • Self-Audit: NIMASA Set to Review 3% Freight Charge

      Nov 1, 2016
      0
    • Recession: Japanese Shipping Companies to Merge

      Oct 31, 2016
      0
    • NSC Partners ICS on Capacity Building

      Oct 31, 2016
      0
    • AGAIN, APAPA CUSTOMS SURPASS MONTHLY TARGET WITH N33B COLLECTION

      Oct 5, 2016
      0
  • Fact
    • Maritime Police Boss Celebrate Workers

      May 1, 2025
      0
    • “VIN Is A Trade Tool, Not Punitive”-Customs

      Mar 2, 2022
      0
    • Blackmailers, False Publishers and Their Agents: Court Clears Rector

      Feb 18, 2022
      0
    • MAN Unveils Lighthouse For Training of Cadets

      Jan 27, 2022
      0
    • "APM Terminals Is Beyond Moving Boxes Around"-Laursen

      Jan 24, 2022
      0
    • MWUN: Welfare, Safety Our Priority-Adeyanju

      Dec 27, 2021
      0
    • Reversing the Trend: Koko Breaks Record at NPA

      Dec 24, 2021
      0
    • Minister Demands More From MAN At Passing Out Parade

      Dec 20, 2021
      0
    • MARITIME NIGERIA TASK NIMASA ON MARITIME DEVELOPMENT

      Dec 15, 2021
      0
  • Profiles
    • CMA CGM Brings AI Onboard

      Jun 5, 2018
      0
    • Customs Notify 577 Officers of Retirement by Eguono Odjegba

      Jan 12, 2018
      0
    • Over 100 Persons Feared Dead in Mediterranean Ship Wreck

      Nov 3, 2016
      0
    • Ballast Water: Panama Signs Up

      Oct 24, 2016
      0
    • Ist Half Report: Customs generate N385.7bn revenue

      Aug 15, 2016
      0
    • Minister/MD Speeches at the Launch of NPA's CCCIS

      Jul 23, 2016
      0
    • Face off Imminent as Dakuku Warn IOCs to Sit Up or Stay ...

      Jul 22, 2016
      0
    • Hadiza, Welcome to NPA

      Jul 16, 2016
      0
    • Habib Abdullahi Sacked Again from NPA

      Jul 12, 2016
      0
  • NPA Under Dantsoho What Does The Charts Indicate?

  • IMO ELECTION: Nigeria Assures On Quality Representation

  • Maritime Development: Nigeria, Korea Deepen Collaboration

  • Shipping and Plastic Pollution-The Dangers To Humanity

  • Ocean Conference: Nigeria Canvases Increased Funding For Developing Nations

News
Home›News›Senate Approves Customs Service Commission

Senate Approves Customs Service Commission

By Editor
May 31, 2017
2122
0
Share:
customs
“This bill has created a Customs Service Commission that is in charge of the day to day management of the service”.
 
Senate on Wednesday passed the Nigerian Customs Service Management Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2017. The passage of the bill followed a clause by clause consideration of the report of Committee on Customs and Excise on the bill as well as a voice vote by the lawmakers.
Presenting the report, the chairman of the committee, Sen. Hope Uzodinma said the Act establishing Customs had not undergone a major overhaul since 1958. He said the passage of the bill would help to reposition the service which was one of the major sources of revenue generation for the Federal Government.
Udozinma said one of the major objectives of the bill was to create a commission that would regulate and oversee activities of the service to ensure optimal performance. He said the bill also made provision for the appointment of a Comptroller-General from the service by the President subject to confirmation by the Senate.
He stressed that the commission would take up most of the duties of the Minister of Finance, who was currently the head of the Management Board of the service.
“At the beginning of this senate a committee was set up to identify the many bills that will help our distressed economy and one of the bills that the senate earmarked for amendment is the Customs and Excise Management Act. The primary purpose of amending this bill is to bring discipline and prudence into Nigeria Customs Service as a major revenue earning Department of Government”.
“It is also to use the services of Customs to strengthen border community and facilitate trade. The Customs Act was legislated upon last in 1958. This is the first time that this bill is going through a comprehensive overhaul and it is as good as a brand new one. “This bill has created a Customs Service Commission that is in charge of the day to day management of the service”.
“It will be in charge of discipline, conduct, training, deployment of officers, and it has the powers of oversight the various customs operations while ensuring that it is not different from customs in other clients. “The Chairman of the Commission will be appointed by the President, subject to Senate confirmation and members of the commission are going to be statutory organs of government, Federal Ministry of Finance”.
“Others are Federal Ministry of Transport, the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), the Nigeria Customs Service, Standard Organisation of Nigeria,’’ he said. Uzodinma further said that the tenure of the Chairman of the commission would be four years with an option to renew for another four years. He stressed that the creation of the commission was not to jettison the position of the Ministry of Finance, adding that it was to make the work easier. The lawmaker further said that that with the passage of the bill revenue accruing to customs would improve significantly.
“Currently Customs should get money from non-dutiable items and it should be able to oversee the activities of dutiable cargo and non-dutiable cargo. “That is what we have done. Now customs will be funded through the existing seven per cent surcharge and additional one per cent charge from the revenue generated,’’ Senator Udozinma said.
In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said the bill, when assented to, would bring about the modernisation of customs procedure in accordance with the requirement of the Revised Convention.
In his words, ’’it will also ensure that Nigeria complies with international commitments of World Trade Organisation (WTO). It is a very positive development in ensuring that we have a customs administration that will be more transparent and efficient.’’

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)

Related

Previous Article

Edede calls for Greater Collaboration

Next Article

Miami Port Partner NPA for Growth/Development by ...

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • FeaturedMaritime InfoNews

    Uba Hails CGC and Customs Officers

    Jun 19, 2018
    By Editor
  • News

    UN to Vote On Jerusalem as Capital of Israel

    Dec 17, 2017
    By Editor
  • Customs OperationsNews

    Customs: Apapa Hits The Trillion Milestone

    May 12, 2025
    By Editor
  • FeaturedMaritime InfoNews

    MYSTERY: COVID19 SCARE ONBOARD VESSEL

    Jul 16, 2020
    By Editor
  • News

    Nigeria Outshines Them at Oxford

    Sep 7, 2018
    By Editor
  • FeaturedMaritime InfoNews

    CTN and  POF Divided We Stand-Separated by Kelvin kagbare

    Jan 30, 2020
    By Editor

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

  • Maritime InfoNews

    NASS Wades Into Apapa Gridlock

  • News

    Oyetola Celebrates Maritime Workers on 2025 Workers’ Day

  • Customs Operations

    National Debt Burden: NASS Eye Customs Revenue To Offset Loans

Looking For Something?

Read From

  • Agriculture
  • Customs Operations
  • Fact
  • Featured
  • Interviews
  • Maritime Info
  • News
  • One Question
  • Photo Gallery
  • Profiles
  • sports

Just In

News

NPA Under Dantsoho What Does The Charts Indicate?

Apart from the commencement of actual works on the $1billion ports reconstruction, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho (with unalloyed support of the performance-driven Minister ...
  • IMO ELECTION: Nigeria Assures On Quality Representation

    By Editor
    Jun 17, 2025
  • Maritime Development: Nigeria, Korea Deepen Collaboration

    By Editor
    Jun 16, 2025
  • Shipping and Plastic Pollution-The Dangers To Humanity

    By Editor
    Jun 16, 2025
  • Ocean Conference: Nigeria Canvases Increased Funding For Developing Nations

    By Editor
    Jun 12, 2025
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
© 2013 Maritime Nigeria | All Rights Reserved