The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has averred that the Service would remain committed to partnering with the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, to enhance trade.
The CGC, while receiving a delegation of the NIPSS led by its Director General, Professor Ayo Omotayo, at the Service Headquarters on Tuesday, described the NIPSS as one of Nigeria’s ‘highest think-tanks’, and was the right partner to collaborate with to proffer scientific solutions in the areas of trade facilitation and monitoring of informal trade at various entry and exit points.
In the area of capacity building and training, the CG also appreciated NIPSS for their usual support, adding that the service has benefitted a lot from their programs, which according to him, were added values to the officers and men of the Service.
Speaking earlier at the occasion, Professor Ayo Omotayo, applauded the efforts of the CGC, especially in the Service’s fight against economic saboteurs and revenue generation.
