December 1st, 2013, will remain an indelible date in the annals of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). It was the day the Dr. Abdullah Inde Dikko led management snatched the Destination Inspection's (DI) "Magic Wand" from the "Service Providers".
Hitherto, the Service Providers, who had enjoyed over seven years of contract period with the Federal Government to support the work of the Nigeria Customs Service in areas of Risk Management and valuation of imports, designed a product called the Risk Assessment Report (RAR), which were issued to the importers for the clearance of their cargoes, either from the sea or air ports or the land border stations.
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