… records over N128B in May
In its usual commitment to trade facilitation and revenue generation through effective stakeholders engagement, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Tin Can Island Port has recorded a whopping sum of ₦128,446,323,224.79 (One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Billion, Four Hundred and Forty-Six Million, Three Hundred and Twenty-Three Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty-Four Naira, Seventy-Nine Kobo) in May.
This represents a significant increase above the ₦92,671,603,418.04 generated in the corresponding month of May 2024, as disclosed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs, Oscar Ivara.
The revenue figure for April 2025 is equally impressive, standing at ₦145,000,000,000.00. This represents a significant increase over the figure of ₦95,500,000,000.00 generated in April 2024.
This is a testament to the dedicated leadership of the Customs Area Controller ( CAC) of the Command, Comptroller Frank Onyeka.
Onyeka has remained committed to stakeholder engagement that has turned out to be one of the key factors contributing to the Command’s success.
The effective stakeholders engagement has not only received commendations but has helped to build trust and foster cooperation among various stakeholders.
The CAC has consistently maintained that his aim is to generate revenue seamlessly while encouraging trade facilitation, emphasising that trade however, has to be legitimate and not harmful to the economy.
This approach has helped to strike a balance between revenue generation and trade facilitation.
Under Onyeka’s leadership, the Command has seen a general increase in month-on-month performance in revenue generation, in line with the policies of the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi.
The Command’s success is worthy of emulation by other commands on the model of effective leadership and stakeholder engagement for success in revenue generation and trade facilitation.