Percy Onyeka
Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, has pledged to use digital technology and more sophisticated data analytics to improve decision-making and operations.
Adeniyi gave a speech on Wednesday at the NCS annual conference, according to a statement released on Saturday through X.
In light of shifting global dynamics, he said innovations are essential to the agency’s ability to meet its objectives for trade oversight.
“For progress, efficiency, and strategic planning within Customs administration, data in its form is a foundation for better decision-making, ensuring operational precision, and fostering a commitment to excellence,” Adeniyi told attendees.
He outlined multiple initiatives to integrate predictive data tools, machine learning, and AI that he said will “sharply shape modern Customs operations” by enabling proactive risk management, fraud detection, and trade facilitation.
Retired Deputy Comptroller General, Manassah Jatau, giving the keynote address, praised the NCS for embracing new technologies over the years.
He pushed officers to keep adapting, saying,”Those who cannot change their minds cannot change their heads.”
Retired Assistant Comptroller General, Kofo Olugbeson, meanwhile, reflected on past reforms that paved the way for growth.
She noted that global trade itself keeps evolving.
“There’s no present without the past. But the service must address emerging challenges through continued reforms, technology integration, and international collaboration,” Olugbeson said.
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