The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it has generated ₦1 trillion in revenue so far in 2025.
Tunde Ayagbalo, the Public Relations Officer of the Command disclosed this in a statement on Monday, noting that it is a landmark achievement in the history of the Service.
“The Command’s revenue collection table shows a total of ₦1,002,968,178,694.07. This is coming more than 45 days ahead of the command’s first half report of activities,” Ayagbalo stated.
Speaking on the feat, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, attributed the success to a combination of leadership direction from the Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, blocking areas of revenue leakages, and the diligent discharge of functions by the officers and men of the Command.
Comptroller Olomu noted that this achievement confirms the Command’s readiness to surpass the total of ₦2.3 trillion collected last year before December 2024.
He commended the officers of the Command for sustaining the rising tempo of work instituted since May 2024, when he assumed office as the Customs Area Controller.
Olomu called for increased efforts to ensure maximum collection, suppression of smuggling through diligent cargo examination, and facilitation of lawful trade.
He also urged all officers in the Command to sustain and improve the act of intelligence sharing, robust interactions, cooperation with sister government agencies, and regular stakeholder engagements to achieve more and contribute to the nation’s economic well-being.
The Comptroller mentioned that the policy thrust of the CGC Adeniyi, which includes the deployment of a Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), also known as B’Odogwu, has shown prospects for higher productivity by the Command.
He stressed that with the ongoing training of licensed Customs agents and freight forwarders ahead of the full deployment of B’Odogwu, the Command’s chances of surpassing the 2024 collection and meeting the 2025 target are higher.
“Our award-winning reputation remains unshaken as we intensify efforts to maintain our excellent record as the leading Customs command domiciled in the nation’s premier port.
“This recent revenue collection milestone only goes to show we are not resting on our oars. Going by the examples of our CGC, we have resolved not to be complacent,” Olomu remarked.
He added: “It’s important we thank our compliant stakeholders for their support in this journey of national service and reiterate that any unlawful behaviour that seeks to undermine national economic drive or compromise the country’s security shall be prevented, with full sanctions of the law coming down on perpetrators.”
The Command won several awards for revenue collection last year, including the CGC Award of Excellence.
Similarly, Comptroller Olomu emerged as the ‘Best Controller of the Year’ for his exceptional leadership and improvements in the Command’s capacity to deliver on its mandates at the Comptroller General of Customs Award night, held in Abuja.
