The Apapa Space Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated N304 billion in October 2025, the very best month-to-month income ever collected by any customs command within the nation’s historical past.
The Space Controller, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, disclosed this in an announcement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Tunde Ayagbalo, as reported by the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN).
He mentioned the October income surpassed the N264 billion recorded in October 2024, setting a brand new nationwide report.
Based on Oshoba, the command has to date generated N2.4 trillion between January and October 2025, exceeding the overall income it collected in the entire of 2024.
“The Space Controller, Apapa Customs Command, Emmanuel Oshoba, says the command is starting a better income drive, producing N304 billion income in October.
“Oshoba, a Comptroller of Customs, mentioned this in an announcement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Superintendent of Customs, Tunde Ayagbalo.
“He mentioned that the determine had set a brand new report, being the very best month-to-month income generated by any customs command within the historical past of the service. Based on him, the report is greater than the N264 billion collected within the month of October 2024,” the NAN report learn partly.
Oshoba mentioned the command was able to deal with greater commerce volumes with the deliberate Drive By means of Scanning system, which might course of about 150 containers per hour—a transfer he described as a significant step ahead in commerce facilitation throughout West Africa.
Based on him, the command can be introducing a One-Cease-Store (OSS) mannequin to streamline procedures, save time, and increase effectivity, reflecting a “zero-compromise” strategy to income restoration.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its digital transformation drive to reinforce commerce facilitation and income assortment.
In September 2025, the NCS launched the One-Cease-Store (OSS) initiative, piloted at Onne, Apapa, and Tin Can ports, to cut back cargo clearance time from 21 days to 48 hours.
The OSS harmonizes all customs procedures, permitting items to collectively deal with flagged declarations, thereby eliminating duplication, reducing prices, and lowering bottlenecks.
As soon as cleared below the OSS framework, consignments will now not be re-intercepted, enhancing effectivity and predictability within the clearance course of.
The service additionally launched a digital extra time e-clearance system to fast-track the discharge of long-standing cargo, scale back port congestion, and reduce handbook interference and corruption dangers.