The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated the highest revenue in the last 10 months as it rake in N95, 760, 763, 642.04 alone in August 2016.
Apparently excited by the development, the Customs High Command Public Relations Unit which has Alhaji Adewale Adeniyi, an Assistant Comptroller (AC) as its head said that the amount generated by the service in August remains the highest the government agency has recorded in the last ten months.
“Last month, August 2016, the service recorded the highest revenue in 10 years despite the forex difficulty, low imports and general economic downturn. The service generated N95, 760,763, 642.04, a feat that points to the efficacy of the Comptroller General’s policy thrust”, the unit said in the website accessed by THISDAY.
It stated that the strong stance of the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Colonel Ibrahim Hammed Ali (retired) on issues of discipline, integrity and strict adherence to Customs Codes and Clearance procedures is yielding positive results in the areas of suppression of smuggling and revenue collection. Continuing, the unit said: “Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali (retired) on assumption of office as the Comptroller General of Customs August last year arrived with a three prone presidential mandate, namely reform, restructure and raise revenue. To achieve these, he drew his policy thrust, which harped, on honesty, integrity and transparency as bases for achieving the mandate. Starting from the headquarters and then to all Customs formations across the country.
“Knowing that reform and restructuring are activities within the Nigeria Customs Service, while raising the much needed revenue requires cooperation and compliance on the part of stakeholders, the CGC embarked on stakeholders visitations to secure their buy into the new way of doing business with the service. After one year at the helm of affairs, the Nigeria Customs Service, revenue generation profile has continued to be on the rise”.
