The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated over N347billion revenue from its Tin-Can Island port in Lagos, in the first quarter of this year.
This was disclosed in Lagos on Monday, by the Area Comptroller of Frank Onyeka.
According to him, “in January the Command generated N116, 412,735,766.23, which represents 24.06 per cent more than the January 2024 figure of N88, 430,126,122.76 recorded within the corresponding period of 2024.
“The record for February of 2025 also shows that the sum of N103,254,292,839.23k was generated which is also 2.90per cent more than the sum of N100,253,187,074.72k generated in the corresponding month of February 2024.
“In March, N128,268,749,635.00k was generated and it is 10.3 per cent higher than the N115,100,000,000.00k generated in March 2024.
“The total amount generated for the first quarter of 2025 is thus N347,935,672,476.00k which is 12.6per cent higher than the N304,000,000,000.00k generated in the corresponding period of 2024,” Comptroller Onyeka said.
He urged importers and other stakeholders to imbibe the spirit of honest declarations so that seamless operational environment may exist and all sides may benefit from a much better conducive trade policies.
The Comptroller appreciated the support of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi and thanked the media for its positive support.
