The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), Apapa Area Command, on Wednesday said it generated N167 billion revenue between January and July, as against 159,877,474,013 collected in the corresponding period of 2014.
Customs Area Controller of the command , Comptroller Charles Edike gave the figure during the command's monthly stakeholders meeting on Wednesday in Lagos
He said that the command’s revenue in the period under review was 4.51 per cent higher than the N159.8 billion in the same period in 2014.
The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), Apapa Area Command, on Wednesday said it generated N167 billion revenue between January and July, as against 159,877,474,013 collected in the corresponding period of 2014.
Customs Area Controller of the command , Comptroller Charles Edike gave the figure during the command's monthly stakeholders meeting on Wednesday in Lagos
He said that the command’s revenue in the period under review was 4.51 per cent higher than the N159.8 billion in the same period in 2014.
The comptroller added that with more vessels currently calling at the Apapa port, the command is expected to collect more revenue.
He stressed that in January 2014, a total of 43 vessels called at the Apapa port while in 2015 a total of 21 vessels arrived and discharged goods at the terminals.
He said that in February 2014, 45 vessels called at the port while in 2015, 41 vessels came in.
For March 2014, the Comptroller disclosed that 42 vessels called, and 36 vessels called in 2015.
April 2014 had 41 vessels, while 2015 recorded 31 and for May 2014 41 ships as against 36 ships
While June recorded 40 against 43 showing that more vessels called at Apapa port in 2015 than 2014.
Edike also said that the command's anti- smuggling operations led to the seizure of 159 containers for various offences during the period in review.
The comptroller said that the owners of 153 containers had so far paid the prescribed penalties while six containers were still in custody.
Edike, who also used the forum to clarify that no task force had been sent to the port, said: “ There is no task force at the port and the CGC has ordered the arrest of anyone found guilty.
"The officers are just on practical training to equip them for the good of the trading public to minimise disputes.
"These officers are only to examine containers and input what they see.Releasing is not part of their mandate and they are not here to release."
On the issue of the faulty scanners used for goods examination, Edike said the equipment were undergoing maintenance and that approval had been given for re-routing.
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