Apapa Premier Command Collects #1.378″trillion revenue in Six Months.

Apapa Premier Command Collects #1.378″trillion revenue in Six Months.
… Shuts Three Bonded Terminals over Unwholesome Practices.

By Joe Njoku,
Global Freight News.

The Apapa Premier Port Command has collected a total sum of #1,378, 059,019,245.20 which represents 35% increase above that was collected the same period of”2024, realising #354 billion increase.

The Area Controller, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu who commended his officers hard work and compliant traders for the revenue collection, said that ” On my watch and under the direction of the CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, pcs (+), we have always insisted on maximum collection of government revenue by preventing leakages and applying demand notices where and when necessary. So our revenue trajectory points to the possibility of achieving or surpass our annual target by the end of 2025.”

“I have urged my officers and men to brace up and redouble their efforts to make surpassing the target a reality,” he said.

Compt. Olomu said that the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS) also known as B’Odogwu has gone live in the Apapa Premier Port Command with laudable milestones.

According to him, “In addition to the issuance of the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) being issued using the homegrown technology, we have achieved issuance of the first Single Goods Declaration on the 9th of May, 2025 using the B’Odogwu platform.”
In addition he said, ” For us, this marks a significant shift towards faster, more reliable cargo handling.”

“We have created a robust platform that facilitates trade and ensures the swift clearance of cargo. We are addressing challenges such as poor network connectivity, delays, and congestion associated with the former system,” he said.

Recently, it will be recalled very that under the guidance of the CGC, the Command opened talks with officials of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) and other stakeholders from various association on developing a standard operating procedure ( SOP) for the movement of goods by rail from Apapa Premier Port to other states.

“I am please to say that the talks have yielded positive result with pledges of support and anticipation for robust participation by all concerned. So this effort to revive cargo movement by rail aims to decongest the port, reduce pressure on the Apapa roads and provide a viable and cost effective option of cargo movement to our importers, exporters, freight forwarding practitioners, haulage operators and licensed customs agents,” added.

On Anti-smuggling, the command showcased nine (9) containers comprising of unregistered pharmaceuticals, used clothing, expired margarine, wild animals skin, and codeine syrup confiscated just a couple of day back, which formed part of the 27 containers seized between January and June 2925 with a duty paid value of #9,267,443,966.00.

The seizures are inclusive of 10 containers of unregistered pharmaceuticals, 2 containers of codeine syrup, 2 containers of stolen vehicles 4 containers of second hand clothing among others.

Olomu said that the seizures are a fallout of the Command’s efforts at preventing Nigerians from unwholesome food and drug, stopping illicit trade and protecting the nation’s local industries.

He said, ” As a standard, we Will never compromise the health, well-being, safety of Nigerians on the altar of trade facilitation. Every consignment passing through our port undergo diligent check through scanning and physical examination when required.

He said that unregistered pharmaceuticals is most prominent on the list of twenty eight seizures made by the command during the period under review. The seizures comprise of controlled drugs, used clothes codeine syrup, wild animals skin and other sundry items.
Compt Olomu said that, “As a fallout from our uncompromising Anti-smuggling operations, we have sealed 3 bonded terminals under the Command for various infractions. One of the terminal has been charged to court for prosecution while an investigation is still ongoing on the remaining two terminals,” he said.

He therefore use the medium to warn perpetrators of illegal acts that the Apapa Premier Port Command is manned by eagle-eyed officers, who are activated to detect and seize uncustom goods with clear mandate to arrest perpetrators.
“We have demonstrated our capacity in this regard and we shall continue to do more,” he concluded.