from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria
Nigeria Bureau
ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Bank, is accelerating its push for a technology-driven audit system.
The organisations have commenced a two-week Technical Assistance Mission on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) workshop aimed at strengthening compliance management, revenue assurance and trade facilitation through modern audit practices.
The event is taking place at the NCS Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, until June 12.
This collaboration falls under the Accelerated Revenue Mobilisation Reform (ARMOR) programme.
Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller-General of Customs, described the mission as a significant step in advancing the Service’s modernisation agenda and strengthening its capacity as a technology-driven, intelligence-led and globally competitive customs administration.
He noted that modern customs administrations increasingly rely on intelligence-led, risk-based and post-clearance interventions that promote voluntary compliance while supporting legitimate trade and economic growth.
Adeniyi said the workshop offered an opportunity to assess existing processes, identify operational gaps, adopt international best practices and develop practical solutions to strengthen the Post Clearance Audit framework.
Babatunde Olomu, Assistant Comptroller-General, identified risk-based targeting, case management, registry management, quality assurance, standardisation and integrated audit systems as key areas of focus.
He emphasised that effective PCA enabled customs authorities to move beyond transaction-based controls to a strategic compliance management approach that enhanced revenue assurance, facilitated legitimate trade, strengthened transparency and boosted public confidence.
“This mission presents a valuable opportunity to critically assess our existing processes, identify gaps, learn from international best practices and develop practical solutions that will strengthen our PCA framework and overall compliance management system,” Olomu said.
– CAJ News