By Stella Okocha
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| Zonal Coordinator Zone A, Assistant Comptroller-General, Charles Orbih |
Harboursandport.com:Lagos- August 26, 2025: The Zonal Coordinator Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Assistant Comptroller-General, Charles Orbih, has expressed satisfaction on stakeholders’ handling of the transition to the unified Customs Management System, also known as B'Odogwu.
in his remark at a stakeholders meeting at Apapa Customs Area Command, the Customs boss addressed concerns which importers, licensed Customs agents and freight forwarding companies may be facing through the platform.
"I am pleased with the maturity, patience, understanding and support we have received from our stakeholders in the past and most recent times. Their confidence in the Nigeria Customs Service’s ability to overcome and resolve all network glitches is not misplaced. It further underscores our shared values as patriotic Nigerians who want to see our homegrown ICT initiative thrive".
"Let me restate that the Comptroller General of Customs, CGC is deeply concerned and persistently overseeing the solution process, while interfacing with sister government agencies like the Nigerian Shippers Council, to mediate the process of demurrage waivers with terminal operators and shipping companies".
Customs Area Controller of Apapa Port Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, also reassured Stakeholders that B'Odogwu will both pick up and surpass user expectations soon. He announced revenue collected at N161.3 billion within three weeks.
He stated that the series of intense stakeholders engagements championed by CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, are prospects of improvement in the B'Odogwu system.
While commending stakeholders for their patience and understanding with the NCS, particularly those in Apapa Command, Olomu, disclosed that between August 1 and 22, 2025, the command collected N161.3 billion (One hundred and sixty one billion, four hundred and eighty three thousand, seven hundred and seventy four naira, sixty three kobo) using the B'Odogwu system.
He expressed optimism in the capability of the B'Odogwu platform facilitating more trade than previous ICT systems hitherto deployed by the NCS and that the stakeholders' patience will not be in vain; adding that the dedicated ICT department of the service has been working round the clock to achieve a permanent solution to the impasse.
CAC Olomu opined that Apapa Command is critical and strategic to the realisation of the NCS goals. He said the CGC has initiated consistent dialogue with the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, to ameliorate the effects of recent downtime experienced in the course of their transactions.
"Beyond the usual Monday to Friday work, I have directed our officers to work extra hours and weekends to fasten the process of clearing the backlog of undone jobs and reduce delays associated with conventional closing periods," Comptroller Olomu added.
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