NCS Apapa Command rakes N80bn revenue in Q1

The Apapa Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said it collected N81.74 billion in the first quarter of 2018 compared to N77.43 billion collected in the same period of 2017.

According to a statement from the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Nkeiruka Nwala, made available to newsmen, the command expressed optimism that with the roll-out of the Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System II (NICIS II) in Apapa all sources of revenue leakages will be blocked.

She said with the ongoing repair of roads in the Apapa axis, the command would build on its revenue profile in the months ahead.

“On anti-smuggling, the command in the first quarter recorded four seizures of 4 x 40 ft containers of controlled drugs including tramadol in excess of the approved milligrams.
“The Duty Paid Value on these 4 × 40 ft containers is put at N110.01 million.

“The Command in the first quarter of 2018 recorded a total of about 280,000 tonnes of various exports with a total Free On Board (FOB) value of 115.09 million dollars,’’ she said.

According to her, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Jibril Musa, has reinvigorated all strategies and mechanisms put in place for the effective implementation of the Federal Government’s Executive order on the Ease of Doing Business.

She said the NCS was the lead Agency in the implementation of the Presidential Mandate, adding that the Apapa Area Command was selected as the Pilot Command.

Nwala added that the Command had since created the Central Examination Centre (CEC) where all stakeholders involved in cargo clearance conduct examination at an agreed time with reports imputed almost immediately.

“This synergy/interfacing had paid off remarkably as consignments with no record of infractions are released within 24 hours, while those with infractions are referred to dispute resolutions committee for further interventions/investigations.

“The area controller has pledged to keep strengthening the already robust working relationship and collaboration among all agencies of government for enhanced international trade facilitation.

“Within the period under review, the controller played host to different high-level government delegations from within and outside the country with a view to promoting efficiency and facilitation of trade in the country,” Nwala said.

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