Port Harcourt Customs information N33.7 billion income in October, surpasses 2025 annual goal
The Port Harcourt Space I Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has achieved a record-breaking income of N33.753 billion for October 2025, the best in its historical past.
In keeping with the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Customs I, Barilule Aanee, the Command confirmed that it has already surpassed its annual income goal.
This efficiency marks a significant leap from the N9.079 billion collected in the identical month final 12 months, highlighting the Command’s rising effectivity underneath ongoing reforms.
The Customs Space Controller (CAC), Comptroller Salamatu Atuluku, attributed the Command’s spectacular income efficiency to the reforms launched by the Comptroller-Common of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi.
“The excellent efficiency is essentially because of the introduction of the Unified Customs Administration System, often called B’Odogwu, and the Service’s renewed give attention to compliance, transparency, and stakeholder engagement,” She stated
She added that the brand new system and structural reforms have strengthened operational oversight and improved real-time monitoring of transactions, which helped scale back income leakages and guarantee better compliance amongst port customers.
Comptroller Atuluku said that the Command had intensified its enforcement and monitoring mechanisms, leading to extra constant and clear income outcomes.
“Our officers and males have proven nice dedication in making certain that our processes are environment friendly and that every one income leakages are blocked,” She famous.
The CAC additionally recommended the collaborative efforts of terminal operators, freight forwarders, and associate safety companies, describing their cooperation as important to the Command’s general success.
Final month, Nairametrics reported that the Apapa Space Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated N304 billion in October 2025, the best month-to-month income ever collected by any customs command within the nation’s historical past.
The Space Controller, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, stated the determine surpassed the N264 billion recorded in October 2024, setting a brand new nationwide report. He defined that the command’s efficiency was supported by the Comptroller-Common’s ongoing reforms, together with the deliberate Drive By way of Scanning system, which might course of about 150 containers per hour, and the introduction of a One-Cease-Store (OSS) mannequin designed to streamline clearance procedures and scale back delays.
The Service has intensified its digital transformation drive throughout main ports, launching initiatives just like the OSS and the digital time beyond regulation e-clearance system to chop cargo clearance time from 21 days to 48 hours. These reforms goal to get rid of duplication, scale back prices, and improve transparency, positioning the Service as a key driver of commerce facilitation and nationwide income development.