The Apapa Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a remarkable feat, generating N1.2 trillion in revenue between January and July 2024.

In a statement on Wednesday, the command also said it collected N202bn as revenue for July, adding that the figure is the highest monthly collection in the history of the service.

Babatunde Olomu, the Customs Area Controller of the command, expressing confidence surpassing the existing records of revenue collection.

This surpasses the total revenue collected for the entire 2023 fiscal year. In July alone, the command collected N201 billion, its highest monthly collection in history.

“For the first seven months of 2024, that is January to July this year, the Apapa Area Command generated a total of N1.23tn. What has been generated so far for seven months is above the total collected revenue by the command in 2023, which was N1.17tn,” he said.

Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, the Customs Area Controller, attributed this success to the implementation of Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller General of Customs’ thrust on time release studies, facilitating trade without delay.

According to Olomu, the move yielded outstanding results, which reflected in the command’s revenue collection.

Expressing confidence in the command’s ability to do better, Olomu said, “I am optimistic about the possibility of beating this record as we look forward to surpassing it in months to come.

“Worthy of note is the interventions from the tariff and trade department, which has contributed immensely to the successes achieved thus far.”

The Apapa Customs boss promised that the command is committed to doing more in line with the directives and motivating examples of the CGC.