Bello
disclosed this at the one-year anniversary of Search Light Media Concept, Publishers of Global Searchlight Magazine, in Lagos. The theme of the event was “Boosting Export Trade, Economic Growth
with Ease of Doing Business.”
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Bello,
who was represented by the Director, Special Duties of NSC, Mr. Ignatius Nweke, said that exports’
figure in 2017 rose by 59.47 per cent, up from N8.5 trillion recorded in 2016.
According to the executive secretary, a total of 170.4 billion was recorded for
exported agricultural goods in 2017, compared to N60.7 billion recorded in the
corresponding period of 2016.
Bello
said that according to the National
Bureau of Statistics (NBS), exports in the last quarter of 2017 stood at
N3.9 trillion, an increase of 9.35 per cent over the figure recorded in the
third quarter of 2017. He said the NSC collaborated with the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) toward
confirming the freight rates charged on exports.
According
to him, this was meant to ensure that exporters were not exploited by the
shipping lines. “NSC also collaborated with the
Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on various programmes toward educating
and enlightening exporters on best practices to attract foreign buyers and
present relevant platforms such as Exporters Directory,” Bello said.
Also
speaking, the Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),
Assistant Comptroller General Aminu
Dahiru, urged exporters to improve on their exportation. Dahiru said that
there was free duty associated with exportable goods. The Customs boss said
that government made export duty to be free to encourage exporters and
facilitate trade.
He,
however, pleaded with both exporters and importers to always visit various
Customs website to guide them and reduce the time of doing business at the
ports and to generate more revenue for government.
In a
goodwill message, the Chairman of the occasion, Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha, Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT),
Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), urged journalists to
always engage in constructive journalism and balance their reports.
Mustapha,
who was represented by Alhaji Dayo Azeez,
Member, BOT of ANLCA, commended the publisher for her dedication and
commitment. He also appreciated the maritime reporters for their collaboration
and prompt dissemination of customs story to the public.
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