Nigeria: Customs Begin Automation of Excise Registration System

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has concluded the pilot phase of its Automated Excise Register System (ERS), which was introduced as part of an extensive modernisation agenda for efficient excise administration.

The formal activation of the ERS follows a series of extensive field activities undertaken by the Service, which included rigorous User Acceptance Testing (UAT), system validation processes, and comprehensive hands-on training engagements with both Customs officers and excise…