In its efforts to ensure that it surpasses its revenue target for the year, the Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a total revenue collection N347 billion in the first quarter of the year 2025.
Announcing this during a press briefing at the command on Monday, the Customs Area Controller, Tin Can Island Port Command, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, revealed that the January, 2025 revenue generation record shows a total of ₦116, 412,735,766.23 which represents 24.06% over and above the figure of ₦88, 430,126,122.76 recorded within the corresponding period of 2024.
According to the controller, the record for February of 2025 also shows that the sum of ₦103,254,292,839.23k was generated which is also 2.90 % over and above the sum of ₦100,253,187,074.72k generated over the corresponding month of February 2024.
Comptroller Onyeka also stated that the Command generated the sum of ₦128,268,749,635.00k for March 2025 which is 10.3% higher than the ₦115,100,000,000.00k generated over the corresponding period of 2024.
He gave total amount generated for the first quarter of 2025 as ₦347,935,672,476.00k which is 12.6% higher than the ₦304,000,000,000.00k generated in the corresponding period of 2024.
The controller used the occasion to emphasize the need for stakeholders to do more honest declarations so that seamless operational environment may exist and all sides may benefit from a much better conducive ecosystem.
He expressed his appreciation for the support of the Comptroller General of Customs as well the positive reports from the media.
Comptroller Onyeka promised to continue to engage stakeholders in every way possible so that there can be more all round improvement in all aspects of their operations.