NCS Apapa Port Command Smashes Revenue Record: N1.6 Trillion Collected in Q3 2024
By Aluta News
October 07, 2024
The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a remarkable milestone, collecting N1.6 trillion as of the third quarter of 2024, surpassing last year’s total revenue of N1.17 trillion.
Comptroller Babatunde Olomu attributed the feat to diligence and integrity, stating that the command will continually engage with stakeholders to improve revenue collection and reduce smuggling.
Comptroller Olomu’s Strategy include the following
– Efficient document processing
– Transparency and accountability
– Stakeholder engagement
The Apapa Command’s success is crucial to Nigeria’s participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). With Comptroller Olomu at the helm, the command is poised to continue breaking records and contributing significantly to the nation’s revenue growth.
While commending officers of the command for the achievement in revenue collection relying on diligent examination and uncompromising interventions through issuance of demand notices, where and when necessary, the Area Controller reiterated the CGC’s zero tolerance for smuggling.
The command, according to the CAC, shall continually engage with all stakeholders to sustain the rising level of compliance, which has resulted in reduced smuggling in the area.
He said the strict monitoring of cargoes, constant profiling of port users, sensitization of stakeholders and in-house training, and retraining of customs officers have jointly contributed to the almost zero level of smuggling in recent times.
The CAC urged all port users in Apapa to avail themselves of the services of the dispute resolution team to resolve all areas of uncertainty while reassuring licensed customs agents, freight forwarders, importers, exporters and haulage operators of the command’s readiness to assist at all times.
He thanked sister government agencies for their support and stated that the command will always leverage on its relationship with them to share intelligence against criminal elements, do joint examinations in line with extant standard operating procedures (SOPs) and promote compliance at all times.
“Our revenue collection is good, and I know we can do better with more impressive results in the last quarter of 2024. I want to thank our compliant stakeholders for their cooperation in supporting us to achieve this level of collection.
” Reduced smuggling activities is a testament to affirm the compliance we are celebrating, and I can say the best is yet to come. We are not losing guard. Our tempo of vigilance is airtight, which attests to our capacity to detect smuggling and make seizures.
” As we do trade facilitation, our anti smuggling activities are done side by side leveraging on our non intrusive technology for cargo scanning and physical examination when necessary. Let me also state that these standards and procedures are strictly adhered to in all bonded terminals under our control, ” Comptroller Olomu said