Apapa Customs Command Generates N36.2bn In November

The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated N36.22 billion in November, authorities of the command have said.

The command’s spokesperson, Mrs Nkiru Nwalla, said in Lagos that the collection was an increase of about N6.6 billion from N31.8 billion recorded in the preceding month.

Nwalla said by the collection, the command surpassed its monthly target of N29.5 billion.

She attributed the increase in the revenue to the leadership of Comptroller Musa Jibrin, the Area Coomander, who insisted that officers should withdraw from activities that would impede “Ease of Doing Business’’ at the port.

“Continuous stakeholder engagement and enlightenment have paved way for willful compliance seen in improved honest declaration and transparency in the 24-hour cargo clearance procedures.

“The command is delighted to re-inform the public that officers are scheduled on 24/7 bases and are ready for all importers and exporters who desire to have their consignments cleared,” she said.