Nigeria, July 12 -- The Nigeria Customs Service has refuted claims that traders must pay to migrate their import documents from its old platform to the new B'Odogwu Trade Management System, insisting the process is free of charge.

In a statement signed by its National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, the Service described the circulating reports as "false, misleading, and entirely unfounded," and urged stakeholders to disregard anyone requesting payment under the guise of facilitating the migration.

The clarification follows what the Customs Service described as "widespread misconceptions" suggesting that importers or their agents are being charged to move their Form M documents from the Nigeria Integrated Customs Informatio...