The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
Apapa Command said, yesterday, that it generated N16,021,660,412.00 revenue.
This figure is the highest daily
revenue collection in the history of the command surpassing N11.3billion
collected on November 22, 2023, and N10billion on August 3, 2023.
Its Area Controller, Babajide
Jaiyeoba described the feat as one of the expected fallouts of the many strategies
he has put in place and urged officers and men of the command to keep up the
tempo of zero tolerance for infractions and non-compromise for any violation of
the Nigeria Customs Service Act (NCSA) 2023.
This, he said, is laudable
revenue collection in the face of declined volume of trade was achieved as a
result of weekly strategy meetings between the CAC and sectional heads to
review and evaluate success and challenges with a view to continually improving
on the command’s achievements.
Findings revealed that there have
been regular stakeholder engagements between the command, sister government
agencies, importers, exporters, terminal operators, and all others involved in
the cargo clearance and supply chain to meet the target.
Stakeholders said, there have
there has been a remarkable improvement in the number of containers being
scanned at the command to save time and operate in line with the expectations
of modern Customs administration.
While commending the officers of
the command for their dedication to duty exemplified through punctuality and
integrity, Jaiyeoba urged importers, licensed customs agents and freight
forwarders to embrace scanning the more as the NCS under CGC Bashir Adewale
Adeniyi, MFR is committed to maximum deployment of ICT for trade facilitation.
He described sincere declaration
as a mark of integrity that saves time and money, resulting in a win-win
situation for everyone.
According to him, not making
sincere declaration is poor business decision capable of causing delays,
leading to issuance of demand notices and denying the declarant of the benefits
of enjoying fast track and possible migration to Authorised Economic Operator
(AEO) status.
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