Tincan Island Ports Customs Command Collects N21.1bn

The Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it collected N21.2 billion revenue in August, 2014.
The command said on Tuesday that the collection during the month dropped by N2.2 billion from the N23.4 billion it collected in July.
The revenue profile of the command during the period is contained in a statement released in Lagos by its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Chris Osunkwo.
The monthly revenue collected by the command has been fluctuating since the beginning of the year.

The Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it collected N21.2 billion revenue in August, 2014.
The command said on Tuesday that the collection during the month dropped by N2.2 billion from the N23.4 billion it collected in July.
The revenue profile of the command during the period is contained in a statement released in Lagos by its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Chris Osunkwo.
The monthly revenue collected by the command has been fluctuating since the beginning of the year.
According to the statement, the command collected N21.5 billion in January, N21.6 billion in February, N16.6 billion in March, N26.3 billion in April, N26.5 billion in May, and N26.1 billion in June.
It attributed the fluctuation in revenue collected by the command in the months to “man-made” issues.
“We have been lamenting the poor state of the ports’ access roads.
“We believe that the deplorable state of the roads can lead to a drop in accruable revenue into government coffers.
“Honestly, we are just gradually recovering from the impact of poor state of the ports’ access roads on our operations,” the command said.
It disclosed that a 40-feet container loaded with rugs, used tyres, used clothes, shoes, vegetable oil, carpets and rice was impounded by the command in August, adding that 15 suspects were arrested in connection with the container.