The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Port Harcourt II Area Command, has exceeded its 2025 revenue target, recording a total collection of ₦731.2 billion against the approved target of ₦700.01 billion.
The figure represents a 4.46 percent performance and underscores the Command’s growing contribution to national revenue and economic stability.
The revenue target for 2025 was set based on the Command’s impressive performance in 2024, which it also surpassed. The latest achievement has been attributed to effective leadership, operational discipline, and the deployment of technology-driven customs processes.
Speaking on the performance, the Area Controller, Comptroller Aliyu M. Alkali, attributed the success to the effective implementation of the Comptroller-General of Customs’ policy thrust and the adoption of the indigenously developed Unified Customs Management System, B’ODOGWU, which has enhanced cargo clearance efficiency and transparency.
Comptroller Alkali said the Command ensured strict adherence to standard operating procedures, strengthened officers’ discipline, and sustained continuous engagement with key stakeholders to improve compliance and trade facilitation.
While acknowledging the role of leadership, the Area Controller expressed appreciation to the management of the Nigeria Customs Service under the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, for providing an enabling environment that supported the Command’s performance.
He also commended the cooperation of stakeholders, noting that synergy with port users and government agencies contributed significantly to the achievement.
The Comptroller further praised officers and men of the Command for their dedication, professionalism, and patriotism, which he said were evident in both revenue generation and enforcement outcomes.
According to him, the Command intercepted a total of 75 containers with a cumulative Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦47.6 billion. Of these, 30 containers were found to contain expired, illicit, and unregistered pharmaceutical products, while others contravened various provisions of the Customs and Excise laws.
He stressed that the seizures were intended to serve as a deterrent to smugglers and other violators, reaffirming the Command’s zero-tolerance stance on illegality.
Comptroller Alkali urged importers and licensed customs agents to make honest declarations, assuring them of the Command’s continued commitment to facilitating legitimate trade while enforcing regulations with the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.
