Nigeria and the Netherlands have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation between their customs administrations and step up intelligence sharing to tackle smuggling and organised cross-border crime.
The joint declaration, signed in Brussels on Wednesday by Adewale Adeniyi, the comptroller-general of Customs and Nanette van Schelven, director-general of the Netherlands Customs, establishes a framework for cooperation on customs modernisation, risk management, cargo clearance, supply chain security and capacity building.
Under the arrangement, both customs authorities will exchange expertise and intelligence, conduct joint training and develop structured cooperation on enforcement and trade facilitation. They also plan to draw up a joint work plan to guide future collaboration.
“The partnership will strengthen intelligence sharing, enhance capacity building, improve enforcement effectiveness, and support our collective efforts to secure international supply chains while facilitating legitimate trade,” Adeniyi said during the signing ceremony.
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