The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected N1 trillion in revenue from imports between January and May 9, 2025.
Speaking to LEADERSHIP Weekend, the public relations officer, Apapa Command of the service, Tunde Ayagbalo, said the command’s revenue collection table showed a total of N1,002,968,178,694.07.
Ayagbalo stated that the Customs Area Controller of the command, Compt. Babatunde Olomu, attributed the success to a combination of leadership direction of the Comptroller General of Customs, blocking areas of revenue leakages and the diligent discharge of functions on the part of Officers and men in the area.
Olomu noted that hitting the N1 trillion mark before the middle of the fifth month is a confirmation of the Command’s readiness to surpass the total of N2.3 trillion that was collected last year before December 2024.
While commending the Officers of the Command for sustaining the rising tempo of work which he instituted in May 2024 when he assumed office as CAC Apapa Command, the Controller called for increased efforts in ensuring maximum collection, suppression of smuggling through diligent cargo examination and facilitation of lawful trade.
The CAC also admonished all Officers in the Command to sustain and improve on the act of intelligence sharing, robust interactions, cooperation with sister government agencies and regular stakeholder engagements to achieve more and contribute to the nation’s economic well-being.
Comptroller Olomu said the policy thrust of the CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, which includes deployment of a Unified Customs Management System, also known as B’Odogwu has shown prospects for higher productivity by the Command.
He said that with the ongoing training of licensed Customs agents and freight forwarders ahead of the full deployment of B’Odogwu, the Command’s chances of surpassing the 2024 collection and meeting the 2025 target are higher.
“Our award-winning reputation remains unshaken as we intensify efforts to maintain our excellent record as the leading customs command domiciled in the nation’s premier port.
” This recent revenue collection milestone only goes to show we are not resting on our oars. Going by the examples of our CGC, we have resolved not to be complacent
