By Uzor Odigbo
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it collected a whooping N210 billion between January and July, 2018.
The figure according to the outgoing Customs Area Controller, Jibrin Musa, is N 14 billion higher than what the command collected within the same period in 2017.
Th outgoing Controller, disclosed the figure on Thursday during a handing over ceremony at the command in Lagos
He said despite the prevailing economic conditions as evidenced by low cargo throughout notwithstanding, the “The significance of this unrivalled attainment will be appreciated when placed at par with the command’s collection in the preceding year of 2017 which was N196,701,774,277.7.”
He stressed that the analysis of the revenue collection of over 210 billion naira was more than what it collected in the preceding year by N13,558,343,926 only, this he said, showed an increased of 6.9% over the previous year.
While highlighting total revenue collected within the period under review, the outgoing controller reiterated that a whooping N210,260,123,203.7 was recorded by the flagship command adding that the figure represent 84.6% collection of the seven months target.
He added that the command exported a total of 343, 471.80 tonnes of agricultural produces and mineral resources between January and July 2018,saying that the Free On Board (FOB) was valued N57,666,837,493.90 within the period under review.
Comptroller Musa Jibrin affirmed that this was in line with the federal government’s efforts at diversifying the Nigerian economy through encouragement of non-oil export.
The Customs boss further assured maximum cooperation and optimum trade facilitation, even as he appealed for increased level of willful compliance to the extant laws guiding the export business.
He said the command over the year has continued to engage world best traditional tools of communication to acquaint stakeholders with activities,adding that this has been an eventful and activity- laden 7 months.
According to him, many stakeholders engagement in meeting workshops/trainings and sensitization were held in the command adding that the command also received high level delegation from different agencies of government ,national of foreign countries and members of different strategic private committees.
Recall that the Customs management set aside a monthly revenue target of N35,516,068,984.95 for the flagship command of the service.
The Comptroller, however, reaffirmed that the command has put in place different strategies for more efficient and seamless cargo clearance, thus such reinvigorated strategies which include thorough documentation checks and 100% physical examination of cargoes.
The figure according to the outgoing Customs Area Controller, Jibrin Musa, is N 14 billion higher than what the command collected within the same period in 2017.
Th outgoing Controller, disclosed the figure on Thursday during a handing over ceremony at the command in Lagos
He said despite the prevailing economic conditions as evidenced by low cargo throughout notwithstanding, the “The significance of this unrivalled attainment will be appreciated when placed at par with the command’s collection in the preceding year of 2017 which was N196,701,774,277.7.”
He stressed that the analysis of the revenue collection of over 210 billion naira was more than what it collected in the preceding year by N13,558,343,926 only, this he said, showed an increased of 6.9% over the previous year.
While highlighting total revenue collected within the period under review, the outgoing controller reiterated that a whooping N210,260,123,203.7 was recorded by the flagship command adding that the figure represent 84.6% collection of the seven months target.
He added that the command exported a total of 343, 471.80 tonnes of agricultural produces and mineral resources between January and July 2018,saying that the Free On Board (FOB) was valued N57,666,837,493.90 within the period under review.
Comptroller Musa Jibrin affirmed that this was in line with the federal government’s efforts at diversifying the Nigerian economy through encouragement of non-oil export.
The Customs boss further assured maximum cooperation and optimum trade facilitation, even as he appealed for increased level of willful compliance to the extant laws guiding the export business.
He said the command over the year has continued to engage world best traditional tools of communication to acquaint stakeholders with activities,adding that this has been an eventful and activity- laden 7 months.
According to him, many stakeholders engagement in meeting workshops/trainings and sensitization were held in the command adding that the command also received high level delegation from different agencies of government ,national of foreign countries and members of different strategic private committees.
Recall that the Customs management set aside a monthly revenue target of N35,516,068,984.95 for the flagship command of the service.
The Comptroller, however, reaffirmed that the command has put in place different strategies for more efficient and seamless cargo clearance, thus such reinvigorated strategies which include thorough documentation checks and 100% physical examination of cargoes.
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