India, Sept. 5 -- The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially rolled out its Automated Excise Register System (ERS), designed to improve the monitoring and record-keeping of excise duties in the country.
This initiative comes after the conclusion of a successful pilot phase conducted between July and August 2025.
In an announcement on Thursday, Abdullahi Maiwada, the NCS public relations officer, stated that the ERS has gone live at three major factories: British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Plc in Oyo, International Tobacco Company (ITC) Limited in Kwara, and Leaf Tobacco & Commodities Nigeria Limited in Kaduna.
"Building on this progress, the Excise Register System has officially gone live at three key excise facilities across...