Customs Compt. Charges Men On N5.7trn Revenue Target

The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS Apapa command has released its revenue collection for the first quarter of this year.

The head of the command, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba in a statement signed by the spokesman of the command disclosed that over N489 billion was collected during the first three months of 2024.

Jaiyeoba commended the men and officers of the command for working to ensure that more revenues are collected for the federal government.

He urged men and officers of the command to ensure that they work towards achieving the N5.7 trillion annual revenue target set by the federal government for the Service, stressing that the Apapa Command has been directed to collect N2 trillion in other to achieve this.

The command is the NCS highest revenue collector amongst all the commands and formations across the country.

He appealed to all stakeholders for support and tto ensure that the make honest declaration, stressing that such attitude promotes the integrity of the declarants.

He said, “I want to urge all stakeholders in Apapa Port to keep supporting us in achieving an efficient system where everyone plays by the rules to achieve smoother, seamless, and faster import/export cargo clearance

“Making honest declaration puts the declarant at a vantage position to have a credible reputation and enjoy the benefits that come with earned integrity such as fast track and possible migration to the authorised economic operator(AEO)

“Such attitude of compliance saves time and money as examination officers would find the cargo less cumbersome to process and other units of the service including sister government organisations would not need to flag such cargo for seizure or arrest of the importers/exporters.

“The cargo gets cleared on time, and payments for penalties after demand notices are not necessary as no DN is issued on compliant import/export.

“I will continue my weekly engagement of stakeholders at various levels to sustain the tempo of our achievements and consolidate on the gains from regular enlightenment of every member of the port community.”