PTML Customs Collects ₦350b Revenue in 9 Months, Intercepts ₦200m Unregistered Medicines
... As Comptroller Anani Gets NAFDAC Commendation
Comptroller Joe Anani, the Customs Area Controller of the Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced sum of ₦350,347,173,787.92 from January to September, 2025 as revenue collected in the first nine months of the year.
Speaking at his maiden press briefing ,he said the collected figure is 96.64% and almost equal to the ₦362,521,085,250.98 that was collected by the Command from January to December, 2024.
According to him, the Command also intercepted a 1X20FT container with marks and number GCNU1275880 falsely declared as supermarket items but upon 100% examination was found to contain pharmaceutical drugs.
He also revealed that for third quarter, 2025, the Command recorded a total of ₦116,243,603,670.58 revenue which is 34.3 percent higher than the ₦86,584,012,733.43 that was collected during the third quarter of 2024.
According to him a comparative analysis of the Command’s revenue performance in the last quarter shows that the command has maintained a steady increase in collection and this is happening despite the teething challenges of the B’Odogwu platform which the Command is fast overcoming.
Speaking on anti smuggling, the CAC said that two containers of unregistered medicines were intercepted include: one (1) WE Tactical made in Taiwan Airsoft pistol, Two (2) magazines and 12 rounds of live ammunitions, 1x40ft container with marks and number ACLU9806850 falsely declared as magnetic resonance imaging apparatus but upon 100% examination found to contain 6,262 cartons of antibiotics of various brands.
He added that in line with the CGC’s directive on enhancing customs community relationship, the command’s existing relationships with sister government agencies and other stakeholders have been boosted.
In line with the collaboration policy thrust of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi , Comptroller Anani handed the seized containers over to the Director of port inspection directorate of NAFDAC.
“Our anti-smuggling and enforcement drives remain intact without compromise. As a command, we are not compromising national security on the altar of trade facilitation.
“I have visited various agencies of government and received them in my office on similar visits where we renewed our resolve for regular cooperation, inter agency collaboration, intelligence sharing and crime prevention strategies.
“I want to thank our stakeholders and urge them once again to stay on the path of obedience to the law. Compliance saves time, saves money and helps in building a reputation for business growth towards migration into the AEO status.”
Dr Olakunle Olaniran Director, Port Inspectorate Division of NAFDAC who received the seizures thanked the NCS for their life saving enforcement drive.
He commended the memorandum of understanding between Customs and NAFDAC as a working pact while urging Nigerians to patronise only registered pharmaceutical vendors.
The NAFDAC Director also praised Comptroller Anani for supporting NAFDAC in it’s duty to safeguard Nigerian lives by ensuring such prohibited medicines including hypertension drugs and other prescription medications without NAFDAC Numbers are not allowed into the country.
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