The Customs Area Controller of the Ports and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command, Comptroller Joe Anani has announced that the Command generated ₦350.3 billion between January and September 2025.
He restated the Command’s commitment to trade facilitation, revenue generation, and anti-smuggling enforcement.
Comptroller Anani made this known during his maiden press conference held at the Command’s headquarters in Lagos, South-West Nigeria, on October 24, 2025.
He noted that “the Command remains resolute in sustaining its operational tempo through efficient service delivery, enhanced collaboration with stakeholders, and strict adherence to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) guidelines and extant laws governing international trade.”
Comptroller Anani stated that PTML has sustained a strong performance under his six-week leadership, building on what he described as a “well-organised structure.”
According to him, “between July and September 2025, the Command generated ₦116,243,603,670.58 (one hundred and sixteen billion, two hundred and forty-three million, six hundred and three thousand, six hundred and seventy naira, fifty-eight kobo).”
“This represents a 34.3 per cent increase compared to the ₦86,584,012,733.43 (eighty-six billion, five hundred and eighty-four million, twelve thousand, seven hundred and thirty-three naira, forty-three kobo) collected during the third quarter of 2024.”
Comptroller Anani explained that from January to September 2025, the Command recorded a cumulative collection of ₦350,347,173,787.92, noting that “three months to the end of 2025, we have made 96.64% — almost equating the total collection recorded in 2024.”
“For ease of reference and comparison, this command collected ₦362,521,085,250.98 (three hundred and sixty-two billion, five hundred and twenty-one million, eighty-five thousand, two hundred and fifty naira, ninety kobo) as total revenue for last year — January to December 2024,” he said.
Comptroller Anani attributed the Command’s success to the efficient deployment of the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), popularly known as B’Odogwu, describing PTML as the “cradle” of the home-grown platform.
“Despite initial challenges, the platform has enhanced trade processing and transparency,” he said, while appreciating the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, for his guidance and leadership.
Anti-Smuggling Drive
Comptroller Anani reiterated that “PTML’s anti-smuggling operations remain uncompromised. During the quarter, the Command intercepted several prohibited items, including a Taiwan-made Airsoft pistol, 12 rounds of live ammunition, and two containers of falsely declared pharmaceutical products, with a duty paid value of ₦200 million.”
“We will not compromise national security on the altar of trade facilitation,” he stressed.
The seizures were made in close collaboration with sister agencies, particularly the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), which has since taken custody of the confiscated containers for further investigation.
Stakeholder Collaboration
In line with the Comptroller-General’s directive on community engagement, Comptroller Anani said; “PTML has strengthened collaboration with other government agencies and private-sector stakeholders through enhanced intelligence sharing, inter-agency visits, and regular consultations.”
He urged importers and agents to embrace compliance, noting that “obedience to trade laws saves time, saves money, and builds business reputation towards attaining the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.”
Comptroller Anani also thanked the media for their continued support, pledging transparency and partnership in his administration’s efforts to improve customs operations.
NAFDAC Commends Customs
While receiving the seized drugs from the Customs Area Controller, the Director of Port Inspection Directorate at NAFDAC, Dr Olakunle Olaniran, commended the Service under the Comptroller-General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi as well as the PTML Command under Comptroller Anani, for ensuring that substandard products do not enter the Nigerian market.
According to him, if the fake drugs had been released into circulation, they could have caused “unimaginable damages including death.”
“The products displayed here are products that are fast-moving in the market. High blood pressure control medicines are here, the antibiotics are here. When you see the packaging, you will not be able to differentiate this bad medicine from the good ones,” Dr Olaniran said.
He further urged Nigerians to always patronize registered pharmaceutical outlets when purchasing medicines.
Victoria Ibanga