Ogun Customs Command Beats Last Year’s Figure with N4.3 Billion Differential
…Between April to June Realises N9,953,571,424.64
The Nigeria Customs Service has disclosed that from April to June, it has realized nothing less than Nine billion, nine hundred fifty-three million, five hundred and seventy-one thousand, four hundred and twenty-four naira sixty-four kobos. (N9,953,571,424.64).
This was disclosed by Customs Area Controller Ogun II Command, Olusola Alade, during the press briefing held at the Customs Area Controller Ogun II command on Friday in Abeokuta the Ogun state capital.
Addressing the press, Comptroller Alade stated that Command generated, The sum of twelve billion, eight hundred and thirty million, four hundred and ninety-three thousand, six hundred and thirty-naira, six kobo (N12,830,493,630.06) as revenue for the period under review.
He noted that it can be compared to eight billion, five hundred and five million, thirty-eight thousand, eight hundred and eighteen-naira, thirty kobo (N8,505,038,818.30) generated in the corresponding period of last year, 2023, thereby given a differential of (N4,326,454,811.76) which is a significant improvement by 51%.
He posited that the core mandate of the command remains the generation of revenue for the Federal Government, facilitation of legitimate trade and to Protect National economic security.
According to him “This attainment is evidence of the diligence, professionalism, and commitment of our officers and men who worked tirelessly to ensure that we met and exceeded the revenue targets given to our command. It is also indicative of our steadfast commitment to the growth of our National economy”.
“Our activities in the free trade zones have improved and these brought greater success which is evident in our monthly revenue collections from April to June”.
“In April we raked in three billion, four hundred and eighty-six million, nine hundred and sixty-one thousand, one hundred eighty-six-naira, million, nine hundred and sixty-one thousand, one hundred eighty-six-naira, seventy-one kobo (N 3,486,961,186.71) in May we made two billion, eight hundred and one million, eight hundred and thirty-three thousand, seven hundred and forty kobo. (N2,801,833,739.40) while in June our revenue collection leaped to three billion, six hundred and sixty-four million, seven hundred and seventy-six thousand, four hundred and ninety-nine-naira, seven Koba (N3,664,776,499.07)”.
He assured that the command will continue to put in place the necessary measures to improve the collections with adequate support from other units of the service.
“We shall maintain success through synergy and continued dialogue, by engaging and sensitizing the local and trader communities while discharging our statutory responsibilities of enforcing compliance with government fiscal policies”.
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