Apapa Customs Collects N366bn Revenue in 6 Months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS,) Apapa Area Command has announced the collection of N366bn revenue in the past six months.
This was disclosed by the Area Controller, Comptroller Yusuf Ibrahim, during a press briefing in Apapa.
He said the figure showed 61 per cent increase over the amount recorded during the same period last year which he put at N227bn.
According to the Controller, the high revenue figure was possible due to commitment showed by officers who ensured that appropriate duties on goods were paid.
According to him, “The Command has taken a giant stride in the just-concluded month of June which yielded an outstanding result in its revenue generation.
“We are, therefore, motivated even to do more and more in the coming months”.
The Command, he said, recorded the sum of N78.4bn for the month of June as against N42.4bn during the same month last year.
He added that the Command’s anti-smuggling campaign has helped in increasing the level of compliance and reduction in smuggling activities in the Command.

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