Apapa Command of Nigerian Customs Service Generates N16.02 Billion in One Day

On Tuesday, the Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced that it generated N16.02 billion on February 23, 2024. Usman Abubakar, the command's public relations officer, said that the amount disclosed is the highest daily revenue that has ever been generated in the history of the command. 

He said that the remarkable figure generated by the customs at the unit this month surpassed N11.3 billion, which was collected on November 22, 2023, and N10 billion on August 3, 2023. 

In the release, the Command's Public Relations Officer said that the Command's Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba, described the achievement as one of the expected fallouts of the many strategies put in place.

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It partly reads, 

• We urge officers and men of the Apapa command to keep up the tempo of zero tolerance for infractions and non-compromise for violating the Nigeria Customs Service Act (NCSA) 2023.

• The laudable revenue collection in the face of the declining volume of trade was achieved due to weekly strategy meetings between the CAC and sectional heads to continually review and evaluate success and challenges to improve the command's achievements.

• There has also been more regular stakeholder engagement between the command, sister government agencies, importers, exporters, terminal operators, and all others involved in the cargo clearance and supply chain.

Abubakar also disclosed that, under the leadership of Comptroller Jaiyeoba, there has been a remarkable improvement in the number of containers being scanned to save time and operate in line with the expectations of modern customs administration.

He added,

• While commending the officers of the command for their dedication to duty exemplified through punctuality and integrity, the Area Controller urged importers, licensed Customs agents, and freight forwarders to embrace scanning more as the NCS under CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi is committed to maximum deployment of ICT for trade facilitation.

• He described the 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 a sincere declaration is a poor business decision capable of causing delays, leading to the issuance of demand notices and denying the declarants the benefits of enjoying fast track and possible migration to Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.

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Back Story

The Nigerian Senate recently approved the 2024 Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) budget, valued at N5.079 trillion. The legislative chamber made this announcement on Wednesday.

The passage of the budget into law follows the Senate's approval of the report of the Committee on Customs, Excise, and Tariffs 2024 Budget of the Nigeria Customs Service, which was submitted by Senator Isah Jibrin (Kogi East).

The budget includes revenue collection of N5.079 trillion, and the expenditure of N706,434 billion is outlined below based on the approved revenue target for the 2024 fiscal year.

The proposed budget expenditure of N706.434 billion for the 2024 financial year will be utilised as follows:

Personnel Cost is N225.99 billion, the overhead cost is N111.76 billion, the capital cost of ongoing capital projects is N148.42 billion, and the cost of new capital projects is N220.26 Billion. The report showed that Nigerian Customs adopted some strategies to raise more revenue for the government.

Also, The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, of the Nigerian Customs Service some weeks back reported that it had recovered N83.14 million from importers who paid lower Customs Duty to the federal government at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports.

Compt. Hussein Ejibunu revealed this to journalists in Lagos in a press briefing. He said all the revenue generated was through documentary checks and the issuance of demand notices on consignments that exceeded the two seaports.