Apapa Customs Collects #18.9 Billion in One Day.

Joe Njoku,
Global Freight News.

The Apapa Premier Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a daily revenue collection of #18.9 billion on Friday March, 14, 2025, the revenue collected stands out as the highest in the history of the Premier Port Command.

According to the report, the new record breaks the existing highest daily collection of #18.2 billion achieved in October 2024.

Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, fsi, PhD, Customs Area Controller of the command, described the feat as the beginning of greater exploit to be achieved in 2025, said officers dedication to duty, sustenance of compliance as a norm and promotion of industrial harmony in the Port as well as the CGC’s unwavering support contributed to the achievement.

The Controller, acting under the directives of the CGC had spearheaded high level discussions to partner with Nigeria Ports in resolving all crisis with port users and truckers over issues around the Eto’o call up system which had caused traffic gridlock along the Apapa Port corridor.

Further to the CGC’s directives, Comptroller Olomu also stepped in to prevent the planned withdrawal of service by maritime workers and freight forwarders due to unresolved issues between them on one hand and APM Terminal on the other hand.

The efforts Comptroller Olomu prevented a shutdown of port activities and promoted productivity with seamless import and export activities.

Comptroller Olomu while speaking on impressive revenue collection and harmonious working environment said, ” Ports are critical national assets with direct impact on the economy touching on local and global trade. It is, therefore, imperative to keep the ports working, especially the Apapa Premier Port, which accounts for the highest revenue of cargoes coming into Nigeria.”

“In line with the directives of the CGC, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR who has promotion of robust stakeholders engagement as One of his cardinal thrust, we intervened in the disputes involving sister government agencies, terminal operators and stakeholders in the Port.”

“It is heartwarming to note that our intervention succeeded in promoting uninterrupted trade and strengthening port users confidence.”

“Our record breaking achievement of #18.9 billion daily collection on Friday March 14, 2025 is the beginning of greater exploit to be attained this year. We are also not lowering our guard in th fight against smuggling as our officers are ever ready to detect concealment, under declaration, false declaration, and other antics geared towards duty evasion, he said.”