Customs : Apapa Posts N28.1b Revenue

As Oshoba insists that  transaction contributes to national development

Boosted, mobilized, equipped and charged to deliver, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has again recorded another historic revenue milestone as it generates Twenty-Eight Billion,One Hundred and Two Million, Nine Hundred and Fourteen Naira, Sixty-One Kobo (₦28,102,000,914.61k) only within 24 hours on Tuesday, 18 August 2026, making the figure the highest single-day revenue collection ever recorded by the Command.

According to Isah Sulaiman
Chief Superintendent of Customs and Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the Command, the feat surpasses the previous daily record of ₦20.1 billion, achieved in September 2025, shortly after the assumption of office of the present Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba.

Maritime Nigeria gathers that the new record comes few days after the Command achieved an unprecedented ₦323 billion monthly revenue collection in July 2026, further demonstrating the sustained impact of reforms, improved compliance, enhanced trade facilitation, intelligence-driven interventions and the increasing efficiency of digital Customs processes.

Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Command Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, said the achievement is not simply about figures or records, but about the contribution of the Nigeria Customs Service to the economic wellbeing of Nigerians.

The CAC is of the view that revenue generated by the Service forms part of government resources used to fund public priorities, including infrastructure, security, education, healthcare and other services that ultimately impact the lives of ordinary Nigerians.

He therefore dedicated the milestone to the Government and people of Nigeria, while commending the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, PhD and the management team of the Service for their continued support for modernisation, automation and reforms aimed at making Customs operations more efficient, transparent and business-friendly.

The Apapa Customs Command sweat merchant also acknowledged the cooperation of compliant importers, exporters, licensed Customs agents and other stakeholders, as well as patriotic Nigerians who have provided actionable intelligence, in achieving this feat.

He stressed that every compliant transaction contributes to national development and urged stakeholders to continue supporting legitimate trade, noting that a stronger revenue base gives government greater capacity to respond to the needs of the people and create an environment where businesses can thrive.

The CAC charged Officers and Men of the Command not to become complacent, but to see the record as a responsibility to do more; reiterating that revenue collection must be achieved alongside trade facilitation, professionalism, transparency and respect for stakeholders as his officers to resolve legitimate disputes promptly and ensure that Customs procedures do not unnecessarily hinder lawful businesses.

“The NCS Apapa Area Command, under the leadership of Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, remains committed to sustaining this momentum through enhanced revenue generation, trade facilitation, professionalism and stakeholder collaboration, with the understanding that every legitimate revenue collected strengthens government’s capacity to deliver on its development priorities and improve the lives of Nigerians” the Command PRO, Isah Sulaiman stated