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September 12, 2019
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government has acquired an automated customs gateway portal for the management of Import Duty Exemption Certificates, through Public Private Partnerships  arrangement .
Ahmed, who was represented byDirector, Human Resource Management, Ministry of Finance, Anita Shittu, saidthis at the Third Quarter, 2019 PPP Units Consultative Forum meeting, onThursday in Abuja.
Ahmed said that the ministry has alsothrough PPP, undertaken a Road Infrastructure Development and RefurbishmentInvestment Tax Credit Scheme , under Executive Order 007 of 2019.
According to her, the objective ofthe gateway portal is to ensure that government effectively tracks and managesall revenue accruable from import duties and other charges.
Ahmed said that the road schemeotherwise called ‘The Scheme” was an initiative that would enable privatesector participants partner with the Federal Government to bridge the roadinfrastructure gap in Nigeria.