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Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported a landmark revenue collection of N747.07 billion in the first half of 2025, under the leadership of Comptroller Frank Onyeka.
The represents a 29.85% increase over the N575.36 billion collected during the same period in 2024, surpassing the Command’s revenue expectations by 98.03%.
Comptroller Onyeka, who assumed duty at the Command on December 20, 2024, attributed the achievement to the diligent implementation of the service-wide policy of consolidation, collaboration, and innovation championed by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi.
A monthly breakdown of the revenue shows the Command generated N116.41 billion in January, compared to N88.43 billion in 2024. February saw a collection of N103.25 billion, while March to May recorded N128.27 billion, N145.02 billion, and N128.45 billion respectively—each figure exceeding the Command’s monthly target of N127.06 billion and the corresponding collections for the previous year.
In June, the Command’s collection stood at N125.68 billion, up from N83.19 billion last year.
Meanwhile, in line with Customs’ digital transformation, Comptroller Onyeka revealed that the Command processed 3,450 Single Goods Declarations (SGDs) using the new B’ Odogwu clearance system, successfully exiting 2,749 entries.
He posited that multiple online and physical training sessions were conducted to familiarise stakeholders with the system’s operations.
In the area of trade facilitation, 282 vessels were received in the first half of the year. The import tonnage included bulk wheat, sugar, malt, chemicals, drilling rods, aluminium nitride, and general cargo.
On anti-smuggling efforts, the Command made significant interceptions, notably seizing and handing over to the NDLEA hard drugs worth over N8.05 billion. Two 20-foot containers were found to contain 128 and 1,735 packets of Cannabis Indica, along with 97 packets of crystal methamphetamine, weighing over 1,000 kilograms.
Additionally, a 40-foot container transporting four used vehicles was intercepted, uncovering military-grade items including pistols, 134 rounds of live and blank ammunition, magazines, handcuffs, and a flashlight. The items, alongside the consignee and declarant, were handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS).
Comptroller Onyeka stressed the importance of inter-agency collaboration in safeguarding national borders, even as he reiterated the Command’s commitment to stakeholder engagement, citing regular meetings with terminal operators, Customs agents, private sector players, and civil society groups.
Onyeka also congratulated the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on his recent appointment as Chairman of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council, calling it a divine elevation.
