Customs generates N26.2bn from Tincan Island Port

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tincan Island Command has generated N26.2 billion in the last one month.

In a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Uche Ejesieme, the Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Yusuf Bashar explained that the amount generated was due to the operational reforms and policies of the service.

Bashar noted that the command had created necessary awareness to enable stakeholders comply with the Federal Government’s fiscal policies on terms of trade at the port.

Also, the controller said that the full automation and computerisation of Customs processes and procedures had helped in enhancing the general performance of the Service; coupled with his insistence that due diligence must be followed in all transactions.

He stated further that the Command Control Communication and Intelligence System (CCCIS) is a way of further enhancing and perfecting operational processes at the Ports.  The Controller stressed that all these measures were put in place to curb sharp practices and for the purpose of re-engineering the entire operational and data system for the actualization of desired results.

He urged importers and customs agents to take advantage of the command’s Dispute Resolution Committee, charged with the responsibility of resolving disputes and contest all issues for last resolution.

The Comptroller stated that he has given a marching order to his officers and men to be on their guard at all times while ensuring that standards are not compromised.