Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2009-07-31
Author: Oladunjoye Phillip
Intro: The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dr. B.E. Nwadialo, has commended the British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) for its commitment to the development of the Nigerian economy, especially through employment generation and prompt payment of taxes and duties to the government.
He made the commendation during a media chat held after an inspection tour of BATN's state-of-the-art factory in Ibadan, Oyo State recently.
Describing BATN as a good corporate citizen, the Customs boss who was accompanied on the tour by top officers of his organisation, said that his command has been impressed with the company's commitment to the development objectives of the Federal Government through its prompt payment of taxes and duties to the government, pointing out that BATN has never defaulted.
He also disclosed that BATN has for some time now been assisting the Nigerian Customs in its job of policing the nation's territorial borders. This, he said followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the company and the Nigeria Customs Service. . . .
He said that apart from the donation of the vans, BATN has also contributed a lot to the training of officers and men of the command, by sponsoring their participation in international workshops on piracy and smuggling.
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