The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is on track to meet its projected N5.1trillion revenue target for 2024, its Comptroller-General, Adewale Adeniyi has said.
Adeniyi gave this commitment during the decoration ceremony of newly promoted officers of the NCS by the Comptroller-General of Customs and his management team at the organisation’s headquarters in Abuja, charging officers of the NCS to work hard to achieve this.
The CG said the Service couldn’t afford to disappoint the economy and President Bola Tinubu despite the challenges facing it.
He said: “We are now in 2024 and we face daunting challenges. Our challenges are in an economy that continuously looks forward to the Nigeria Customs Service to generate revenue to fund the national budget.
“As at the last time, if it is not changed, the revenue projection for Customs in 2024 stands at N5.1trillion.
“As we start the New Year, I want our newly promoted officers, working with other officers, to lead the charge for the realisation of this target. I want all of us to bring our stakeholders to the heart of our operations.
“We have a country where economic operators, importers and exporters depend a lot on our processes, commitment and efficiency to run their own business. We cannot afford to disappoint these stakeholders.
“We cannot afford to disappoint the economy and the President, who has given us this opportunity and special privilege to be in charge of this critical aspect of our economic development. So I want you to lead the charge with integrity at the back of our mind.”
Adeniyi had on December 11, 2023, during his appearance before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, stated that the Customs had a revenue target of over N5 trillion in 2024, but the lawmakers pushed for N6trillion.
