Apapa Customs: Revenue Generation Hits 212.6 Trillion In Three Months
... Recorded N70. 2Bn Export, Seized Containers Worth 22Bn
By : Bisi Akingbade
The Apapa Area 1 Customs Command of Nigeria Customs Service today disclosed that between the period of January through March, has recorded a total collection of two hundred and twelve billion, five hundred and ninety-two million, six hundred and eighty thousand, seven hundred naira, ninety-nine kobo (N212,592,680,700.99).
This was made known by the Controller of the Command, Comptroller Auwal Muhammed at a press conference in Apapa, Lagos.
Speaking on revenue generation and export trade, Comptroller Auwal Muhammed disclosed that between the period of January through March, the command recorded a total collection of two hundred and twelve billion, five hundred and ninety-two million, six hundred and eighty thousand, seven hundred naira, ninety-nine kobo (N212,592,680,700.99.
He said that on export trade, the command processed agricultural goods such as sesame seeds, ginger, hibiscus, mineral resources, steel ingot and others with a total tonnage of 110,448 metric tonnes in the first quarter of 2023.
Muhammed added that statistics from the export report shows that the exported goods are worth seventy billion, two hundred million, eight hundred and twenty-nine thousand, three hundred and fifty-eight naira, sixty-seven kobo (N70,200,829,358.67) which he said is equivalent to Free on Board (FOB) value of $159,845,232.84.
He said “Since my assumption of duty here, I have been meeting with various stakeholder groups comprising importers, exporters, licensed agents, freight forwarders, and others. I am happy to note that these meetings are yielding good results and will be sustained in days ahead.
“In this command, we have a deliberate culture of inter-agency collaboration with other government organizations. Within this first three months, I have enjoyed robust sharing of credible intelligence and support from other agencies of government” he said.
The Controller of the Command warned that "Let me use this opportunity to warn perpetrators of smuggling, duty evasion and other forms of criminality frowned upon by the Customs and Excise Management Act, CEMA, and other extant laws, that Apapa Command will only facilitate legitimate trade”