Apapa Customs boosts federation  account with N89bn revenue in November 2021

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Apapa Customs boosts federation  account with N89bn revenue in November 2021

The Apapa Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has collected a whopping sum of N89billion as revenue for November 2021, into the federation’s account.

This huge revenue is the highest monthly collection by any Command of the Service.

This feat is coming after the Command generated N86billion in the month of October, following improved inter-agency synergies, enhanced trade facilitation, speedy dispute resolution and prevention of revenue losses.

The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Command, Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, described the N89billion collection as the beginning of improved outputs for the Command, saying the tempo for rising revenue profile will be sustained.

He thanked the Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Hameed Ibrahim Ali for his support, direction in the deployment of artificial intelligence tools and improved logistics, which cumulatively added to the Command’s productivity level.

His words:
” This N89billion revenue
collection is an improvement but we are aiming higher than this.

“Our first step is to improve on our stakeholders compliance level, which in my assessment is commendable. Second is to strengthen the inter- agency synergies between customs in Apapa and other agencies of government, this is also a huge success.

” We are gradually making Apapa Port a no go area for perpetrators of illegalities because all recent attempts at smuggling prohibited items through the port were uncovered.

“While we are facilitating trade , collecting revenue and promoting ease of doing business, our attention will also be focused on issues of national security too. This will continually be evident in our mode of cargo examination and intelligence sharing with sister agencies

” By the time we commence the use of scanners and other tools of artificial intelligence, trade facilitation will be at higher speed and as the flagship Command, this will reflect very positively on our revenue drive.”

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