WorldStage Newsonline– The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Apapa command, said it generated the sum of N367.6 billion naira between January and September as against the N313,518,235,978.06 collected same period in 2019, and it showed a significant increased difference of N54,164,380,331.17 representing 17 per cent increase.
The Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, Comptroller Mohammed Abba-Kura, disclosed this in a media conference in Lagos on Wednesday.
According to him, the N367,682,616,309.23 revenue collected between January to September have been remitted to the federation account.
He noted that “The difference recorded was made possible as a result of the resilience of officers in ensuring that importers and agents are made to do proper declarations, adhere strictly to import/export guidelines in tandem with extant laws,”he said.
Abba-Kura added that the command in the third quarter, between July and September collected revenue to the tune of N140,335,570,076.38 as customs duty and other charges.
He noted that in comparison to the revenue collected same period in 2019, it stood at N110,254,181,295.37 stating that this showed a progressive difference of N30,081,388,781.01 depicting 27 per cent increase of collection for the period under review
