The Apapa Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it has collected a total of N1.2 trillion from January to July 2024.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Apapa Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, disclosed this in a statement issued by his Public Relations Officer, Usman Abubakar, in Lagos on Wednesday.
Olomu said they are determined to surpass the existing revenue record.
He said the command collected N201.8 billion in July 2024, making it the highest monthly collection in the history of the Nigerian Customs Service.
According to the CAC, revenue collected in the seven months of 2024 exceeds the total collection made in the 12 months of 2023. He attributed the success to the implementation of the Time Release Survey (TRS) led by the Commissioner of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, to facilitate trade.
Olomu said the measure has yielded impressive results reflected in the command’s revenue.
“I am optimistic about the possibility of beating this record as we look forward to surpassing it in months to come.
“From January to July 2024, Apapa Area Command generated a total of N1.22 billion above the total revenue collected by the command in 12 months of 2023, which was N1.17 trillion.
“In clear terms, our 2024 seven months collection is above last year’s twelve months total collection,” Olomu said.
He said the intervention of the Bureau of Customs and Trade also contributed greatly to the command’s achievements.
“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 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, MFR,” Olumu said.
He said the Apapa corps handled the highest trade volume and generated the highest revenue for the NCS and therefore bore higher expectations from the service management and government.
He advised users of Apapa ports to turn their attention to legitimate trade, adding that the Apapa Corps was more conscious of its responsibility to expose all forms of concealment and minimize all opportunities for revenue loss.
