The Apapa Customs Command in Lagos said it generated N170.4-billion between January and May.
The Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Mohammed Abba-Kura said that the command generated N143.1-billion between January and May, 2018.
He said that the monthly target of the command in 2019 was N31.046-billion.
Abba-Kura said the command achieved tremendous success with the support of the officers and men of the command.
He added that they will continue to build on existing strategies put in place by my predecessor, Comptroller Bashir Abubakar, with the 100 per cent examination along with video and pictures.
“The command had also blocked all revenue leakages and engaging in constant stakeholders meetings and prompt resolutions of dispute by Dispute Resolution Committee,” he said.
He said that the command had improved on capacity building for both the officers and stakeholders aimed at increasing professionalism and reducing time of doing business at the port.
Abba-Kura urged stakeholders to improve on honest declaration to enable Nigerian Customs Service management achieve its aim of trade facilitation.
“At the moment we are recording 48-hour cargo clearance on honest documentation but our target is to clear cargo within 24-hour,” he said.
(NAN)