The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Port Command, has stated that it collected a total of N2.93tn as revenue in 2025, representing an increase of N573.2bn compared to the N2.35tn collected in 2024, a 24.3 per cent growth.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Isah Sulaiman, announced this in a statement on Wednesday made available to The PUNCH.
“The command collected a total of N2.93tn as revenue in 2025, recording an impressive increase of N573.2bn when compared to N2.35tn collected in 2024, representing a 24.32 per cent growth. The performance reinforces Apapa Command’s position as the nation’s leading revenue hub,” the statement read in part.
The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Emmanuel Oshoba, attributed the achievement to effective leadership, disciplined manpower, and the strategic deployment of technology under the guidance of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi.
He also commended compliant stakeholders whose lawful trade practices contributed significantly to the revenue growth.
“A major contributor to the success was the deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, also known as B’Odogwu, which enhanced transparency, efficiency, and accountability in cargo clearance processes. Regular performance reviews and timely revenue recovery measures further strengthened collections,” Oshoba stated.
According to Oshoba, in the area of trade facilitation, the command intensified stakeholder sensitisation following the rollout of the Authorised Economic Operator Programme and expanded the One-Stop Shop initiative to ensure faster processing and release of compliant cargoes.
“Efforts are also at an advanced stage to deploy the FS6000 cargo scanning system, a non-intrusive technology capable of scanning up to 200 containers per hour,” he added.
Oshoba highlighted that the command also recorded enforcement successes, intercepting 53 containers laden with illicit drugs and prohibited items, including cocaine, Canadian loud, tramadol, and expired pharmaceuticals with a duty paid value of N12.6bn.
He added that some of the interceptions in the year 2025 were handed over to relevant agencies such as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for further investigation and possible prosecution.
Oshoba expressed optimism that the command would achieve greater revenue milestones in 2026, driven by deeper implementation of B’Odogwu, AEO, and OSS, stronger intelligence-led enforcement, and expanded collaboration with sister agencies.
He assured stakeholders of enhanced engagement with terminal operators, shipping companies, licensed customs agents, freight forwarders, haulage operators, and the media to promote transparency, compliance, and seamless trade at the nation’s busiest port.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, said that from January to December 2025, it collected a total of N15.5bn as revenue, marking a remarkable 117 per cent increase when compared with the N7.1bn collected by the command in 2024.
Announcing this in a statement on Wednesday, the Public Relations Officer of the command, Tunde Ayagbalo, stressed that the command recorded unprecedented revenue milestones in 2025, achieving its highest-ever monthly and annual revenue collections since inception.
Ayagbalo stated that in December 2025 alone, the command collected a historic N3.6bn, “the highest monthly revenue on record.”
He added that the record is attributed to the effective rollout of the One-Stop Shop Initiative by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, which improves the command’s coordination and trade facilitation for stakeholders.
“From January to December 2025, the command generated a total of N15.5bn only, showing a remarkable 117 per cent increase when compared to N7.1bn recorded in 2024,” Ayagbalo said.
The command’s PRO added that the command also maintained robust anti-smuggling operations, in December 2025, intercepting “685 parcels of cannabis sativa, 495 packs of tramadol, and 2,000 packs of Super Power sildenafil tablets, an excessively high-dosage sexual enhancement drug, through intelligence-led operations, enhanced patrols, risk profiling, and inter-agency collaboration.”
Ayagbalo reiterated that in alignment with the CGC’s directive, the Customs Area Controller in charge of Seme Command, Wale Adenuga, has successfully reduced checkpoints along the Lagos–Abidjan corridor to the two locations approved by the Federal Government, significantly easing legitimate trade, minimising delays, and contributing to the command’s outstanding revenue performance.
Speaking on the achievement, the CAC, Wale Adenuga, warned smugglers that the Seme borders are no longer safe for illicit activities.
“With advanced intelligence, technology, and unwavering vigilance, the officers and men of the command will intercept and prosecute offenders,” he warned.
