The Space Controller, Apapa Customs Command, Emmanuel Oshoba, says the command is starting a better income drive, producing N304 billion in income in October.
Oshoba, a Comptroller of Customs, stated this in an announcement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Superintendent of Customs Tunde Ayagbalo.
He stated that the determine had set a brand new document, being the very best month-to-month income generated by any customs command within the historical past of the service.
In line with him, the document is greater than the N264 billion collected within the month of October 2024.
“The command has thus far generated N2.4 trillion between January and October,” he stated
Oshoba stated that with the N2.4 trillion income collected, the command had surpassed the overall income assortment from the command in the entire of 2024 two months earlier than the tip of 2025.
He counseled the officers and stakeholders for his or her contributions to the success, describing it as the start of extra revenue-generation exploits below his watch.
“The newest income feat is an preliminary proof of the command’s readiness to course of a better quantity of commerce, which can translate to better assortment for the federal government,” he stated.
He stated that the officers and males had been sensitised forward for a regime of Drive By means of Scanning that might course of a median of 150 containers per hour from the quayside.
Oshoba stated that the brand new scanning course of could be revolutionary within the annals of commerce facilitation in any West African ports.
He stated that the home coaching for various classes of newly promoted officers had geared up them to ship optimally according to the directives of the Comptroller Basic of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi.
”I commend my officers and our compliant stakeholders for this income assortment milestone, however it isn’t our last vacation spot.
“We’re deploying all instruments of commerce facilitation as directed by the CGC, together with the One-Cease-Store (OSS) which harmonizes all customs procedures and processes to save lots of time and promote effectivity
“We’re additionally stopping income leakages.
“We’ve got a zero-compromise stance within the software of Demand Notices (DN) for the restoration of uncovered shortfalls in income,” he stated.
