“Our goal is to create a customs environment that not only ensures revenue collection but actively supports industrial growth, job creation, and foreign exchange conservation through import substitution”, Adeniyi said. “We have secured approval for strategic exemptions on the importation of raw materials, spares, and machines critical to manufacturing. This is concrete evidence of our commitment to balance revenue with economic growth”, the Customs boss explained. President of MAN, Francis Meshioye, described the outcome of the dialogue as a “turning point” for Nigeria’s industrial sector. “This collaboration is a pathway to ensuring that manufacturing becomes the true engine of economic diversification in Nigeria”, the MAN president stated.