Customs understudy LADOL free trade zone concept

Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service has visited the Lagos Offshore Logistics Base to understudy the concept of a free trade zone.

The LADOL free trade zone in Lagos is Nigeria’s largest indigenous free zone dedicated to oil and gas, agro-allied and medical services among others.

Chief Instructor/ Training Assistance Team at the Nigeria Customs Staff College, Navy Capt. SO Abduraheem, who led students of Junior Division Course 7 described LADOL free zone as a success driven by the zone’s operational plans.

The course of the Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja were on an operational study tour on ‘Effective Collaborative Effect of Nigeria Customs Service and Other Relevant Stakeholders Towards Enhanced National Security.’

Abduraheem said, “It was a warm reception, a lot of enlightening lectures and presentations were given and a lot of questions answered. I am sure the students will find all the information given beneficial in their research work and of course in their careers as they go forward.”

Speaking further, he stated, “We can see that LADOL’s success is based on its operating plans, which they had from the beginning. LADOL needs to do more so more people know who they are.”

A senior representative of Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority, Hamisu Ahmed, who was also on the tour, explained that NEPZA promoted and facilitated local and international investment in Nigeria.

Speaking on the occasion, the Managing Director of LADOL, Dr. Amy Jadesimi, said the success of LADOL and the ability of the zone to strategically support a wide range of industries was due to the NEPZA free zone platform.

“Since the zone was designated in 2006, NEPZA has provided an enabling environment, which we understand the Federal Government is now replicating across the country.

“LADOL, as is the case with all NEPZA free zones, operates within the ambit of established rules and regulations of NEPZA. NEPZA also brings other agencies into the free zone, including, Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Ports Authority, and Nigeria Immigration Service, and other relevant government agencies.”

The Assistant Manager of NEPZA LADOL Free Zone, Vivian Sheriff Ighomaro, who made a presentation to the students explained that free zones in Nigeria were the modality nations are using to drive rapid economic growth.

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