Apapa Command of Customs Collects N20.1Billion

 The Apapa Area 1 Command of Nigeria Customs Service said yesterday that it generated N20.1 billion revenue in January 2013,
The Command Public Relations Officer, Mr Emmanuel Ekpa revealed this in a document made available to newsmen in Lagos.
He said that the revenue recorded in January was against the N15.4 billion realised in the same period in 2012.
Ekpa said that the revenue recorded in January would have been higher but importers were waiting for the budget before embarking on any major importation.

 The Apapa Area 1 Command of Nigeria Customs Service said yesterday that it generated N20.1 billion revenue in January 2013,
The Command Public Relations Officer, Mr Emmanuel Ekpa revealed this in a document made available to newsmen in Lagos.
He said that the revenue recorded in January was against the N15.4 billion realised in the same period in 2012.
Ekpa said that the revenue recorded in January would have been higher but importers were waiting for the budget before embarking on any major importation.
According to him, the Federation Revenue which consists import duty, fees and others as well as the Common External Tariffs stand at N10.6 billion.
He said that the Non-Federation Revenue was N9.5 billion.
Ekpa said that the Non-Federation Revenue consisted of Value Added Tax, Port Levy, Sugar Levy, Brown Rice Levy, Wheat Flour Levy, Wheat Grain Levy and Rice Levy.
According to him, other levies are the Iron Levy, Cigarette Levy, Cement Levy, Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme Levy and the 0.5 per cent ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme.
The command’s spokesmen also added that renovation works at its Customs Processing Centre (CPC) will soon be completed, adding that it is being handled by the service provider, Webb Fontaine, would be over in six weeks.
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs had in January frowned at the dilapidated state of the CPC during its visit to the command.
The committee expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of Webb Fontaine and condemned the inadequate computers and printers as well as the low level of investment by Webb Fontaine.
Ekpa said that the renovation of the CPC included installation of new computers and printers as well as renovation of the building.
“We have relocated the CPC temporarily while renovation is going on by Webb Fontaine, so the renovation work will not in any way affect the processing of customs documents.
“There is a specification of how a modern CPC should look like and this time around, the contractors are following the specification to provide standard facilities,’’ he said.