Tinubu applauds as Nigeria’s Customs system wins AfCFTA nod

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has commended Nigeria’s indigenous customs modernisation system, B’Odogwu, following its recognition by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for a continental customs modernisation project.
AfCFTA selected AfriTrade CMP Limited, a subsidiary of Nigerian-owned Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited, to implement a 20-year customs modernisation project across participating African countries.
The project will deploy digital and physical infrastructure for customs processes, cargo tracking, border management and trade-data exchange.
Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strate...