The Ports Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced a total revenue collection of ₦350.3 billion between January and September 2025, representing 96.64 per cent of the ₦362.52 billion generated in the entire year of 2024.
The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Joe Anani, disclosed this during a media briefing at the Command Headquarters in Lagos on Friday, October 24, 2025.
Anani noted that the Command’s revenue performance for the first quarter of 2025 stood at ₦116.24 billion, a 34.3 per cent increase compared to the ₦86.58 billion collected in the third quarter of 2024. He attributed the consistent growth to strategic enforcement, improved compliance, and the resilience of officers despite initial challenges experienced with the new B’Odogwu platform, which he said are being effectively resolved.
“The Command has maintained a steady rise in revenue collection despite operational challenges. Our officers have demonstrated professionalism and adaptability in line with the vision of the Comptroller General of Customs”, Anani stated.
In a related development, the Area Controller announced the interception of a 1x20ft container (GCNU1275880) falsely declared as supermarket items. “Upon a 100 per cent physical examination, Customs officers discovered that the shipment actually contained unregistered pharmaceuticals, including a made-in-Taiwan Airsoft pistol, two magazines, and 12 rounds of live ammunition”.
Similarly, another 1x40ft container (ACLU9806850) falsely declared as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus was found to contain 6,262 cartons of assorted antibiotics of various brands.
Anani emphasised that the seizures were made in the interest of public safety and in accordance with customs laws and international health regulations. The seized containers have since been handed over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), represented by Dr. Olakunle Olaniran, Director of the Port Inspection Directorate.
Olaniran commended the Customs Service for its vigilance and collaboration, describing the seizures as “a life-saving enforcement drive”. He added that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NAFDAC and Customs continues to strengthen regulatory oversight, urging Nigerians to buy medicines only from registered pharmaceutical outlets.
Reaffirming the Command’s dedication to national security, Anani stated that the PTML Command remains uncompromising in its anti-smuggling and enforcement operations, even as it promotes legitimate trade.
“We will never compromise national security on the altar of trade facilitation”, he declared.
He also highlighted the robust cooperation between Customs and other government agencies under the directive of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, adding that regular inter-agency collaboration, intelligence sharing, and joint crime prevention efforts have been instrumental in sustaining operational success.
Anani concluded by urging port stakeholders and importers to adhere strictly to trade regulations and uphold transparency in declarations.
“Compliance saves time, saves money, and builds a reputation for sustainable business growth — a key requirement for migration into the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status”, he said.
The PTML Command, one of the nation’s major vehicle import hubs, continues to strengthen enforcement and revenue collection mechanisms as part of the Nigeria Customs Service’s broader mandate to secure national borders and facilitate lawful trade.