The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 2 Area Command, said it collected a total sum of N15.1bn as revenue between January and March 2025.
In a statement on Sunday, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Bisi Alade, explained that the figure represents a 40 per cent increase when compared to the N9.1bn collected in 2024.
He added that the achievement was a testament to the diligence, commitment, and professionalism of the officers and men who have worked tirelessly to ensure “we exceed our revenue targets. It is also indicative of our unwavering commitment to the economic growth and development of our dear nation.”
He said, “The command has generated the sum of N15.1bn as revenue collected for the first quarter of 2025. Interestingly, this revenue represents about a 40 per cent increase when compared to the N9.1bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2024.
Alade stressed that in addition to the revenue the command collected within the period under review, it also discovered another unauthorised factory that was operating illegally, and the command brought it under excise control.
He attributed the success to several strategic initiatives implemented by the Customs Area Controller in recent months, including “enhancing the command monitoring unit operations, improved intelligence gathering, strengthening stakeholders’ engagement, and corporate social responsibility. This aligns perfectly with the policy thrust of the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi’s principles of consolidation, collaboration, and innovation.”
The CAC reaffirms the command’s commitment and the determination to surpass the performance in the coming months with the improved compliance of the trading community, partners at Free Trade Zones, and the bonded terminal within the command’s area of responsibility.
“We will continue to dialogue and educate the stakeholders and the local business community. We shall maintain success through synergy with other partners while discharging our statutory responsibilities of enforcing compliance with government fiscal policy,’ he said.
