Ogun Customs Generates Over N4. 6 Billion In Two months – Alade.
By Helen Udoh,Outlook Media ABUJA.
The Ogun State Area ll Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has recorded a huge revenue increase, generated N4,627,054,451.69 between September and October 2023.
The Customs Area Controller, Olusola Alade made this known to newsmen at a press conference on Tuesday in Ogun State.
He said the command generated total revenue of Four Billion, six hundred and Twenty-Seven Million, Fifty-Four Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty-One Naira, Sixty Nine Kobo (N4,627,054,451.69) in September and October 2023, which is in September and October 2023, which is 24.8% higher than what the Command generated in the corresponding period last year, the November revenue is just dropping into the Federation account and it is now being collated.
He said During the period under review, we deployed sustained intelligence reconnaissance, effective monitoring and robust stakeholders’ engagement in our operations.
He noted that ,the operations within the free trade zones have improved, resulting in increased success in monthly revenue collections
He said that,the command has discovered four factories which are under different stages of registration following the continuous deployment of intelligence in the operations.
He highlighted the commitment to the core mandates of improving revenue generation, facilitating trade, and protecting national economic security.