Customs Integrates 23 Banks For Seamless Duty Payments On B’Odogwu Platform
In a bid to streamline the import duty payment process, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has onboarded 23 banks onto its homegrown B’Odogwu Information and Communication Technology (ICT) platform, aimed at enhancing trade facilitation and transparency at the ports.
Speaking at the Port Terminal and Multi-purpose Services Limited (PTML) Customs Command in Lagos, Comptroller, Tenny Daniyan, revealed that the adoption of the B’Odogwu platform has significantly boosted revenue collection.
He acknowledged initial challenges with the new ICT system but affirmed the NCS’s commitment to resolving them.
According to Comptroller Daniyan, the PTML Command, serving as the pilot project for the platform, has recorded notable success.
In November 2024, the command achieved its highest-ever monthly revenue collection of N44.9 billion, highlighting the platform’s potential to optimize revenue generation.
Daniyan encouraged agents who are yet to register on the B’Odogwu platform to do so, emphasizing the platform’s capability to connect all stakeholders on a unified system for greater transparency and efficiency.
He stated: “We understand that some agents are still unfamiliar with the additional requirements of the new platform compared to NICIS II. However, as challenges arise, we are addressing them. An implementation team has been dispatched to ensure stakeholders experience minimal disruption during this transition.”
He further explained that the NCS has been disconnected from the NICIS II system at PTML for three months, marking a complete shift to the B’Odogwu platform.
Daniyan reassured stakeholders that the system’s rollout would proceed to other ports, including Tin Can, only after ensuring seamless operations at PTML.
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He stated:”We understand that some agents are still unfamiliar with the additional requirements of the new platform compared to NICIS II. However, as challenges arise, we are addressing them. An implementation team has been dispatched to ensure stakeholders experience minimal disruption during this transition.”
He further explained that the NCS has been disconnected from the NICIS II system at PTML for three months, marking a complete shift to the B’Odogwu platform.
Daniyan reassured stakeholders that the system’s rollout would proceed to other ports, including Tin Can, only after ensuring seamless operations at PTML.
