The Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS) on Thursday reopened cargo warehouses belonging to the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, (SAHCOL) and the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc.
The warehouses were shut nine days ago to enable them to put in place facilities for customs officials to inspect goods and cargoes imported into the country. Mrs Thelmas Williams, the NCS spokesperson, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, made the confirmation in a message sent to aviation correspondents.
Also, the spokesman of SAHCOL, Mr Basil Agboarumi, and the Head, Corporate Communications, NAHCO, Mr Sanya Onayoade, confirmed the development in another message.
“This is to confirm that the SAHCOL warehouse is now opened.
“All differences has been reconciled, and business has resumed at the import section of the warehouse. “The outcome of this will lead to better services to all importers and exporters using the SAHCOL gateway, “ Agboarumi said. He added that the management of SAHCOL appreciated the understanding of their customers during the closure.
Onayoade said that his company, together with the Customs Area Command, had agreed on the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to guide the operation of all stakeholders in the cargo business. The reopening was a relief as the airport had become congested with uncleared imported cargoes due to the closure.
