Nigeria’s leading total beverage company, Guinness Nigeria
Plc has been commended for strong compliance and due diligence in remitting its
tax and statutory obligations to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
Customs Area Controller (CAC), Lagos Industrial, Nigeria
Customs Service, Comptroller Morenike Oladunni, made the commendation during a
visit to the company on Monday, October 16, 2017. She said Guinness Nigeria’s
impressive compliance with respect to the disbursement of excise duties is not
only noteworthy but a reflection of its enviable corporate governance standards.
Mrs Oladunni commended Guinness Nigeria on a number of
stellar performances, especially regarding the timely remittance of obligatory
dues and excise duties into the nation’s coffers. She also thanked the company
for being one of the few companies that goes further to notify the NCS of its
payments and remittances after the payments have been made.
During the facility tour, Mrs. Oladunni commended Guinness
Nigeria’s cutting-edge technology, which produces its various high-quality
products which have delighted consumers for decades. She also observed that the
company’s painstaking attention to safety and quality assurance has earned
Guinness Nigeria Plc its reputation as a true house of quality in Nigeria. She
stated that she was glad for the opportunity to learn more about the rich and
robust brand portfolio from the house of Guinness.
In his welcome address, the Managing Director/CEO of
Guinness Nigeria Plc, Peter Ndegwa, who was represented by the company’s
Corporate Relations Director, Viola Graham-Douglas, expressed the company’s
delight at the visit which she said had afforded the company the opportunity to
reaffirm its commitment to the industrial and socio-economic development of
Nigeria.
“We are sincerely delighted to receive the representatives
of the Nigeria Customs Service to Guinness Nigeria Plc, the home of quality in
Nigeria. As parts of our policy agenda, Guinness Nigeria is committed to prompt
delivery of its statutory responsibilities, key among which is the remittance
of its excise duties to the government in a bid to contribute to the enhancement
of the economic fortunes of the nation. She further explained that “With this
visit, we are assured of an enhanced mutual relationship, one that will foster
stronger ties between Guinness Nigeria and the Nigeria Customs Service,” Mrs Graham-Douglas
stated.
Guinness Nigeria is the power house behind quality brands
like Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, Harp beer, Malta Guinness and Orijin and is
the sole distributor of International Premium Spirits brands such as Johnnie
Walker, Baileys, Cîroc and McDowell’s in Nigeria. The company was founded in
1950 and is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
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