The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has set a new revenue record with a collection of ₦304 billion in October 2025 making it the highest monthly revenue ever generated by any customs command in the history of the service.
In a press statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Tunde Ayagbalo on 3rd November 2025, the new figure surpasses the ₦264 billion recorded in October 2024, bringing the command’s total revenue for the first ten months of 2025 to ₦2,400,945,715.872 with this, the command has already exceeded its total revenue for 2024, two months before the end of the current year.
The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, described the performance as a major breakthrough and the beginning of greater revenue exploits under his leadership. He said the achievement reflects the Command’s enhanced capacity to process increased trade volumes efficiently, in line with the revenue and trade facilitation objectives of the Service.
According to Oshoba, the Command is fully prepared for the commencement of a Drive-Through Scanning regime that will process an average of 150 containers per hour from the quayside a development he said would be revolutionary in the history of port operations across West Africa.
He noted that officers and men of the command have undergone specialized in-house training to improve performance and readiness, particularly after the promotion of new Deputy and Assistant Comptrollers. These measures, he said, align with the directives of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to strengthen professionalism and modernise customs operations.
Oshoba emphasised that the command is deploying all available tools of trade facilitation, including the One-Stop-Shop (OSS) platform, which harmonises customs procedures and enhances operational efficiency. He added that while the command remains committed to smooth cargo clearance, it is also maintaining a firm stance against revenue leakages through the application of Demand Notices (DN) and vigilant monitoring of Harmonised System (HS) Codes to prevent duty evasion.
He also disclosed that he had embarked on unannounced visits to sections of the Apapa port access roads to engage truckers, freight forwarders, and licensed customs agents. The goal, he said, was to ensure cooperation with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in the timely evacuation of cleared consignments to avoid delays that could affect examination, scanning, and overall trade flow.
Oshoba reaffirmed his commitment to building on the Command’s achievements, stressing that collaboration among all stakeholders is key to sustaining the current momentum.
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