MANAGEMENT AND UTILISATION OF NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY (NIIT) FOR IMPORTED CONSIGNMENTS BY CUSTOMS SERVICE IN NIGERIA
MANAGEMENT AND UTILISATION OF NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY (NIIT) FOR IMPORTED CONSIGNMENTS BY CUSTOMS SERVICE IN NIGERIA
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2017-04
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SALIHU, Nafiu Abubakar
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This research work investigated the management and utilisation of non-intrusive inspection technology (NIIT) for inspection of consignment by custom service in Nigeria. The objectives were to identify the type of Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies utilized for Information Management on Imported Consignments by customs service in Zone ‘A’ Lagos, to find out the level of adoption of Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies to Information Management on Imported Consignments by Customs Service in Zone ‘A’ Lagos; to examine the influence of Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies in the Management of Information on Imported Consignments by Customs Service in Zone ‘A’ Lagos; and to determine the challenges associated with the Utilization of Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology for Information Management on Imported Consignments by Customs Service in Zone ‘A’ Lagos. Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey Design was adopted with 207 as the population. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. Frequency and percentages were used for the descriptive analysis of data while ANOVA and chi-square were used for inferential analysis. Technology acceptance Model (TAM) was used as a lence. The findings revealed that: among the three types of Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology that are being utilized by Customs Service in Zone ‘A’ Lagos, it is only Mobile Scanner that is very much utilized; the gadgets were found to be very useful in the Information Management by customs services in Lagos Zone ‘A’; there is significant difference in the type of Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies utilized by Nigeria Customs Service in Zone ‘A’ Lagos; there is significant influence in the Utilization of Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies on the information management system on Imported Consignments by Customs Service in the Zone ‘A” Lagos among other finding. Based on these findings, it was recommended that, government should provide all the necessary machines (Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies) needed for scanning and scrutinizing all the imported consignments by customs service in Nigeria; Custom officers concerned with the utilization of the available gargets should always concentrate in generating and processing information using non-intrusive inspection technologies; appropriate penalty should be given to offenders by an appropriate authority in order to prevent the future offenders from committing same offence among other recommendations.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PATIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF M. Phil. DEGREE IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA – NIGERIA
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MANAGEMENT,, UTILISATION,, TECHNOLOGY,, NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION,, CUSTOMS SERVICE,, CONSIGNMENTS,, NIGERIA,