The House of Representatives Committee on Customs Services has recommended a special grant of one hundred billion naira for the Nigerian Customs Service to improve its operations.
The recommendation was contained in a report of the committee submitted by its Chairman, Yakubu Dogara, at the plenary session.
The committee said as the second leading revenue generation agency, it believed that the grant would go a long way in improving the condition of service of Custom officials.
The report, which was a product of several months of public hearings held by the committee and stakeholders, said the grant would enable the Custom to complete all abandoned projects.
The grant, the committee said, would also be used by the NCS to provide modern offices and conducive working environment befitting its status as the nation’s second highest revenue earner.
The committee equally recommended that government should improve the criteria for future appointments of the Comptroller General of Customs by incorporating broad-based stake holders consultations.
The committee said external persons, no matter their level of experience and requisite qualifications, should be excluded from the process.
It also recommended that the federal government should abolish all punitive trade barriers in form of excessive tariffs and bans.
The committee called on the federal government to forward to the National Assembly a bill to repeal and re-enact the Customs and Excise Management Act 2004.
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