Chai! Na big palava for Nigeria Customs o! Dem don collect N2.93 trillion for 2025!
No be small matter, e be like say dem don use better strategy chop over N573.2 billion more than 2024. E mean say dem add 24.3 percent to wetin dem fit gather before, and na the Apapa Area Port Command we dey talk about here.
Isah Sulaiman wey be Public Relations Officer come clear am say, dis kind money wey dem gather no be play play. Na direct result of beta leadership, discipline, and technology wey dey shine for their operation. E get as e be when Naija Customs dey waka with their head up!
Oshoba, wey be Area Controller, no forget to hail the stakeholders wey dey do correct trade. Dis guys wey dey follow rules dey help the revenue grow well well. Dem also use wetin dem call B’Odogwu, dis na the Unified Customs Management System wey dey make everything dey transparent, no wahala!
As dem dey talk about trade facilitation, dem don step up their game. Dem dey push for Authorised Economic Operator Programme and One-Stop Shop wey dey help speed up cargo processing. No be lie, as dem dey talk the matter, dem go soon deploy the FS6000 cargo scanning system wey fit scan 200 containers per hour. Na correct tech be that!
Oshoba come drop gist say, last year, dem catch plenty illegal drugs and goods wey no suppose dey for our side. 53 containers na dem intercept with drugs like cocaine, tramadol, and expired medicine wey get value of N12.6 billion. Dem don hand over the matter to NDLEA and other agencies for better investigation.
Nah so the Customs dey try to step up their game for 2026, as dem plan to use B’Odogwu, AEO, and OSS to gather more money. Dem dey hope to collaborate better with other agencies so that the port go dey shine like new penny!
No go far, Seme Area Command no dey slack too. Dem collect N15.5 billion for 2025, which na 117 percent increase from de N7.1 billion wey dem gather last year. December alone, na historic N3.6 billion, e be like say dem don set record!
Tunde Ayagbalo wey be PRO for Seme side dey boast say with the One-Stop Shop Initiative, dem fit coordinate better with stakeholders and na im help them gather dis massive revenue. Dem still dey catch smugglers with proper intelligence and patrols.
Wale Adenuga wey be CAC for Seme come vow say smugglers no go fit run their game again. Dem don reduce checkpoints along Lagos–Abidjan road to two places approved by government, so trade go dey flow easy!
So my people, Naija Customs dey show us say if dem fit unite with right tech and strategy, dem fit collect money wey go help our economy. Abeg, make we dey follow the story, who know wetin go happen next!
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