The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a landmark revenue collection feat with the generation of N11.3 billion on November 22, 2023 thereby surpasssing the existing highest daily collection record of N10 billion which was achieved on August 3, 2023.
A statement by Customs Public Relations Officer, CSC Abubakar Usman, said Apapa Command Comptroller, Babajide Jaiyeoba, Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command , who described the collection as a fallout of teamwork, system audit ,compliance and zero compromise, also urged officers of the command to sustain the tempo of hard work.
According to the statement, Jaiyeoba said the command has been more focused on its mandate and collected N135bn for the month of October, which presently is the highest monthly collection in its history.
According to him the recent daily and monthly revenue collection achievements should be a motivation for officers to do more to justify the confidence invested in the service by the Federal Government and meet the expectations of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, in the areas of maximum revenue collection, legitimate trade facilitation and suppression of smuggling.