Nigeria, March 13 -- Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has called on the Nigeria Customs Service to grant the state a waiver on the importation of agricultural equipment.

Governor Bago made this request during a visit to the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, at his office in Abuja on Wednesday.

He also urged the Customs Service to allow Niger State to acquire agricultural machinery that the agency plans to dispose of, given the state's role as a major agricultural producer in Nigeria.

The governor emphasized that his visit aimed to foster collaboration with the Customs Service, particularly due to Niger State's proximity to the international border with Benin Republic.

He highlighted the state's commitme...