Customs at Nigeria’s Busiest Port Generate N1.2trn Revenue in Seven Months
The Customs Command at Nigeria’s Busiest Port, Apapa, has generated a total of one trillion, two hundred and twenty-seven billion, four hundred and thirty-one million, three hundred and twenty-three thousand, sixteen naira, twenty-four kobo (N1,227,431,323,016.24) as revenue between January and July 2024.
In a statement by Public Relations Officer, Apapa Customs Command, CSC Abubakar Usman, the command also collected two hundred and one billion, eight hundred and fifty-three million, four hundred and six thousand, none hundred and sixty-four naira, sixty-one kobo (N201,853,406,964.61) for the month of July this year, being its highest monthly collection in the history of the Service.
The Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, was quoted on Wednesday, saying he is committed to surpassing the existing records of revenue collection
He attributed the success to his implementation of the Comptroller General of Customs thrust of time release study to facilitate trade without delay. This move, according to him, yielded the outstanding results, which reflects in the command’s revenue collection
Expressing confidence in the command’s ability to do better, Comptroller Olomu said, “I am optimistic about the possibility of beating this record as we look forward to surpassing it in months to come.”
He noted that “For the first seven months of 2024, that is January to July this year, the Apapa Area Command generated a total of N1,227,431,323,016.24.
“What has been generated so far for seven months is above the total collected revenue by the command in 2023, which was N1,172,414,793,960.32.
“In clear terms, our 2024 seven months collection is above last year’s twelve months total collection. Worthy of note is the interventions from the Tariff and Trade Department, which has contributed immensely to the successes achieved thus far.
“Our compliance desk, dispute resolution team, Valuation, PCA, CIU and other units aimed at promoting seamless trade have been reinvigorated with daily,weekly and monthly evaluation by my office to oversee the progress we are making.
“We are committed to doing more in line with the directives and motivating examples of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi,” he said.
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