Emenike Nwokeoji, Nationwide President of the Affiliation of Nigeria License Customs Agent (ANLCA), has urged licensed Customs brokers within the Jap zone to adjust to the B’Odogwu digital system, just lately launched by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
That is coming in opposition to the backdrop of considerations within the Jap ports, comprising Calabar, Delta, Onne and Rivers, over the doubtless impression of the system on their operations.
B’Odogwu, an indigenous digital Customs platform, was launched by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in 2025 to modernise and streamline commerce operations throughout Nigerian ports.
It’s formally referred to as the Unified Customs Administration System (UCMS) and replaces the NICIS II system, “with a extra environment friendly, clear and dependable answer designed for Nigeria’s commerce surroundings.”
The ANLCA president, who was talking on the inauguration of the Affiliation’s Presidential Monitoring Job Power (PMTF) within the Jap zone in Port Harcourt final week, described B’Odogwu as a system “that’s right here to remain.”
He additional described the system as environment friendly and clear and burdened the expectation that it will promote the benefit of doing enterprise on the ports, particularly for Customs brokers.
Nwokeoji, who was accompanied by his vice, Segun Odutan, to inaugurate the Affiliation’s Presidential Monitoring Job Power (PMTF) for the Jap Zone, knowledgeable the Mike Ebeatu-led Committee that their activity is to bridge operational gaps within the zone, and never take over the features of chapter executives.
He charged the PMTF members to show high quality management and uphold the integrity of the affiliation within the discharge of their responsibility.
Nwokeoji mentioned, “That is the primary section of the inauguration of the Presidential Nationwide Committee members of our nice Affiliation. The second section will come later, we’re right here for restoration, to revive the picture of our Affiliation, the status, the respect and place of the Affiliation.
“We determined to arrange just a few committees to handle sure challenges. Thoughts you, the Committees are usually not right here to take the place of the elected excos. The chairmen are in control of the chapters of our Affiliation in all places. They’re elected and the structure provides them the authority, the powers to oversee our affairs in these chapters,” he mentioned.
