The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA, said the Command has generated revenue 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) from Customs duty and other charges from January to October 2023.
Command Area Controller, MMAC, Mohammed Yusuf made the announcement at a Press Conference while highlighting the scorecard of the activities of the Command during the period under review.
According to him, in making comparison to the revenue 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), there has been 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) depicting a twenty three percent (23%) growth.
“The Command so far has met 76.34% of its annual target. The was made possible as a result of resilience of officers in ensuring that agents were made to do proper declarations and to adhere strictly to import/export guidelines in tandem with extant laws.
READ ALSO: Niger State to Collaborate with Federal Government to Attract Investors
“In the area of anti-smuggling activities, Officers and men of Murtala Muhammed Airport Command are not resting on their oars in enforcing government fiscal policies and other trade guidelines.
“The Command has intercepted unregistered pharmaceutical products suspected to be Tramadol tablets. The shipment was intercepted on the suspicion of exceeding the approved threshold by the Federal Government. The cumulative Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the aforementioned items stood 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). It has been scheduled for handing over today.
He further noted 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. Let me also at this juncture thank our critical Stakeholders, Sister Agencies and the Media for their collaborative efforts and synergy while carrying out our statutory mandate in the state”. He stated.
Mr Yusuf used the medium to appreciate the Controller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi for providing an enabling environment as regards to the renovation in the Command, while also extended same gratitude to Officers and Men of Murtala Muhammed Airport Command.
The Customs Area Controller urged Officers and men of the Command to remain focused and steadfast in discharging their assigned responsibilities.
