MMA Customs Records 23% increase in Revenue in 10 months

compared to the revenue collected in the same period under review in 2022

ZAINAB JUNAID

Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) has recorded a twenty three percent(23%) increase in Revenue so far this year, as it collected a total of Seventy four billion, two hundred and eighty six million, seven hundred and seven thousand, four hundred and forty three naira, one kobo (₦ 74, 286, 707, 443.01k) Customs duty and other charges from January to October.

The revenue, in comparison to that collected same period in 2022 which stood at Sixty billion, fifty six million, one hundred and twenty five thousand, eight hundred and twenty three naira twenty nine kobo (₦60, 056, 125, 823.29k), shows a progressive difference of Fourteen billion, two hundred and thirty million, five hundred and eighty one thousand, six hundred and nineteen naira, seventy two kobo (₦14, 230, 581, 619,72k) and a twenty three percent (23%) increase in Revenue collected. With this feat, the Command has so far met 76.34% of it’s annual target for 2023.

Comptroller MS Yusuf, Customs Area Controller of the Command disclosed this in a statement signed by Ogagbor Victor, spokesperson for the Command saying that the feat was made possible through the continuous resilience of officers in ensuring that agents were made to do proper declarations and adhere strictly to import/export guidelines in tandem with extant laws.

In the area of  anti-smuggling activities, Comptroller Yusuf stated that Officers and men of Murtala Muhammed Airport Command are not resting on their oars in enforcing government fiscal policies and other trade guidelines.

He said the Command successfully intercepted unregistered pharmaceutical products suspected to be Tramadol tablets.

The shipment according the Area Controller, was intercepted on the suspicion of exceeding the approved threshold by the Federal Government and it correspond to a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of Three Billion, five hundred and fifty six million, eight hundred and two thousand, nine hundred and forty two naira, eighteen kobo (₦ 3,556, 802,942.18k).

“The seizures has been scheduled for handing over today to respective Authority,” he said.

He added that, “In the area of stakeholder’s engagement, the Command has maintained its open-door policy and resolved a lot of issues of common interest with concerned stakeholders.”