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Nigeria Customs Service to deploy AI for enhanced revenue generation and reduced leakages
via Punch Nigeria19 hours ago5 min read
The Nigeria Customs Service announced plans to implement artificial intelligence to improve revenue collection, enhance remittances, and minimize audit queries. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, stated that this move signifies a shift from a reactive approach to legislative summons to a proactive partnership with oversight bodies. He emphasized that AI would significantly boost Customs operations, manage complex trade systems, and identify anomalies, particularly in managing trade volumes and detecting leakages. Adeniyi highlighted that technology has already transformed various aspects of the Service's work, but AI is expected to elevate efficiency further. The World Customs Organisation has integrated AI into the harmonized system for better goods classification, and AI-enabled scanners are already in use to predict imported item characteristics. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, Bamidele Salam, commended the initiative, viewing it as a sign of growing maturity in the relationship between the legislature and revenue-generating agencies. He noted that parliamentary oversight aims to strengthen governance and ensure compliance with laws, not solely to find faults. Salam linked the AI deployment to Nigeria's fiscal realities, stressing the need for stronger revenue performance to support the national budget.
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