The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday announced that it collected
a total ofN1,202,271,240,478.30 as
revenue in 2018.
a total of
revenue in 2018.
In a statement, Spokesman of the NCS, Mr. Joseph Attah, said that the 2018 revenue generated was N164,897,273,077.50 more than its revenue of N1,037,373,967,400.80
recorded in 2017.
recorded in 2017.
Attah quoted the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali(rtd,) as having attributed the increase
in revenue to some of the Service reform programmes including “upgrade on the
electronic systems from Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS I)
to NICIS II which has blocked leakages; Strategic deployment of manpower.
in revenue to some of the Service reform programmes including “upgrade on the
electronic systems from Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS I)
to NICIS II which has blocked leakages; Strategic deployment of manpower.
He said other of its result-yielding strategies were: “Strict
enforcement of extant guidelines by the Tariff and Trade department; robust
stakeholder engagement resulting to increased compliance as well as increased
disposition of officers and men to put national interest above selves.”
enforcement of extant guidelines by the Tariff and Trade department; robust
stakeholder engagement resulting to increased compliance as well as increased
disposition of officers and men to put national interest above selves.”
The NCS added that its reinvigorated anti-smuggling operations
yielded a total of 5,235 seizures, with duty paid value (DPV) ofN61,543,633,401.31
yielded a total of 5,235 seizures, with duty paid value (DPV) of
These seizures, according to the Service, include arms, ammunition, more than 59
containers of Tramadol and other controlled drugs and 320,709 foreign rice etc.
containers of Tramadol and other controlled drugs and 320,709 foreign rice etc.
It said that though smuggling remained a challenge, the three-layer-security strategy of the service continued to make smuggling unattractive to potential
smugglers.
smugglers.
It called on the general public, especially border dwellers and port
users to support the NCS by reporting any smuggling activity to the nearest
Customs formation, even as it continues to deal decisively with smugglers.
users to support the NCS by reporting any smuggling activity to the nearest
Customs formation, even as it continues to deal decisively with smugglers.
Appreciating all compliant traders for supporting the NCS in 2018,
it encouraged all trade players to ensure payment of appropriate customs duty on
dutiable import, for a better trading year in 2019.
it encouraged all trade players to ensure payment of appropriate customs duty on
dutiable import, for a better trading year in 2019.
