Sunday EhigiatorThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has earned international recognition after its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, ‘Customs Cares’, won the Commonwealth Environment and CSR Gold Award in Glasgow, Scotland. The award, recently presented to the security body, recognises organisations implementing measurable, sustainable and community-driven initiatives that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Comptroller in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility, Mbwiduffu Ibrahim, said the international honour would encourage the Service to deepen its community development efforts. Today, this international recognition tells us that those efforts have not gone unnoticed,” she said. The organisers said the award further reinforces the Nigeria Customs Service’s growing reputation as a modern customs administration committed not only to revenue generation, trade facilitation and border security, but also to sustainable development and social impact through innovative community-focused initiatives.