Customs: Apapa Command Achieves 99.1% Revenue Target
Jibrin Musa, CAC, Apapa Command
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service say the command collected the sum of three hundred and fifty billion, nine hundred and seventy-eight million, four hundred and eleven thousand, eight hundred and fourteen naira and sixty-four kobo only (#350,978,411,814.64) representing 99.01% of the 2017 revenue target.
While not hitting the projected target, the figure shows an increase over 2016 collection by N50, 997, 346, 214 representing 14.5% increase.
The Command’s Revenue shows:
| Month | 2016 | 2017 |
| January | 23,476,370,003.00 | 25,958,919,218.73 |
| February | 19,756,988,135.00 | 24,767,582,067.43 |
| March | 18,477,738,488.00 | 26,713,144,429.13 |
| April | 19,256,139,768.00 | 25,186,752,882.45 |
| May | 17,203,969,904.00 | 33,618,220,540.24 |
| June | 22,796,837,287.00 | 29,498,646,970.73 |
| July | 27,405,005,184.83 | 30,958,508,169.19 |
| August | 34,923,757,810.77 | 32,104,450,170.46 |
| September | 32,947,903,912.38 | 28,041,289,644.00 |
| October | 27,756,404,585.07 | 31,800,442,408.75 |
| November | 28,667,636,206.28 | 36,227,934,752.96 |
| December | 27,312,314,317.06 | 26,102,520,560.57 |
| Grand Total | 299,981,065,601.39 | 350,978,411,814.64 |
In its Anti-smuggling drive, a total of twenty- four detentions including containers of different items such as frozen fish, medicaments, pharmaceuticals were among seizures made.
For Exports, a total of about 244,817 metric tons of exports with FOB value of N42,678,771,538.70) was recorded.
The Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Command, Jibrin Musa assures Stakeholders-Importers and Exporters of guaranteed conducive business environment that will offer them opportunity of experiencing a seamless clearance procedure of all their consignments as long as maximum and total compliance to all extant laws guiding cargo clearance in the Ports is observed.
