By Our Correspondent
Lagos, April 16, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), PTML Command, says it generated N90.2 billion in the first three months of this year.
TheNewsZenith reports that the Area Controller, Comptroller Tenny Daniyan, announced this during a management meeting held in Lagos on Tuesday.
Daniyan said the first quarter revenue exceeded that of the corresponding period of 2024 by N23.2 billion. In the first quarter of 2024, the command generated N66 billion.
According to him, the Customs transformation known as B’Odogwu, launched from PTML, generated N189.5 billion between October 2024 and now.
“The command currently holds the record for the fastest cargo clearance time — two hours for compliant RoRo consignments,” Daniyan said.
“We hope to further reduce the clearance time, ensure efficiency and trade facilitation.
“In addition to Europe-bound vessels, PTML now receives ships from China, expanding trade frontiers and boosting potential revenue,” TheNewsZenith quotes him saying.
The Comptroller said NCS recently approved PTML Command to handle pharmaceutical imports. This is due to regulatory compliance and operational capacity.
According to him, the anti-smuggling and enforcement efforts remained firm despite growing trade activities at the port.
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- He assured that officers of the command are committed to national security while facilitating trade.
In the first quarter of 2025, the command seized 75 rounds of 12GA live cartridges from a used Toyota Tundra worth N2.24 million.
Also, it seized four rounds of 9mm ammunition and one empty magazine from a Hyundai Sonata, with DPV of N334,257.
Daniyan said due to its pilot role for B’Odogwu, the command intensified stakeholder engagement through training for officers and customs agents.
The Comptroller said training sessions improved stakeholders’ understanding of NCS’s processes and operations.
He thanked the Comptroller General, Bashir Adeniyi, for batch-based stakeholder training which remains ongoing.
He also appreciated collaboration with other sister agencies which enhanced revenue and reduced clearance time to under an hour.
Daniyan thanked honest traders for accurate declarations and urged others to emulate them.
He called on all stakeholders to support customs in making Nigeria Africa’s preferred cargo destination. (TNZ)
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