The Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said that it collected over N747.07 billion as revenue in the first half of 2025.
In a statement, the Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Frank Okechukwu Onyeka, said the amount was N171.719 billion or 29.9 per cent higher than the N575.359 billion recorded in the same period of last year.
It was disclosed that money collected for the federal government 98.03 per cent of the its target for the first half of the year 2025, noting that in January 2025, about N116.412 billion was generated versus N88.430 billion achieved in the same period of 2024.
In February 2025, the Command recorded a total of N103.254 billion compared with the N100.253 billion posted in the second month of 2024.
He said from March to May 2025, the command witnessed an increase in revenue with the N128.266 billion, N145.020 billion, and N128.446 billion collected, respectively compared with the N115.108 billion, N95.703 billion, and N92.671 billion respectively received in the same period of last year.
In June 2025, it generated N125.679 billion versus the N83.192 billion recorded in the same month of last year.
Mr Onweka said in the first half of the year, the command received 3,450 Single Goods Declarations (SGDs) under the new B’Odogwu clearance system and has successfully processed and exited 2,749 entries, adding that since the innovation and its successful implementation, the command had organised several online and physical trainings and workshops to provide first-hand knowledge to all stakeholders on the operations of the system.
He further disclosed that a total of 282 vessels reported at the command in the first quarter of the year, with import tonnage comprised of bulk cargoes such as bulk wheat, bulk malt, laboratory chemicals, drilling rods, bulk sugar, aluminium nitride, general cargoes, among others.
In the area of anti-smuggling activities, the Area Controller pointed out that his men recorded significant progress in the drive towards safeguarding the nation and its citizens from the threat of unwholesome items through the arrest and subsequent handover of illicit drugs, arms, and ammunition.
According to his account, the command confiscated and successfully handed over illicit drugs worth over N8,053 billion to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
“The feat was achieved through the timely interception of 2 x 20ft containers, which were separately found to contain 128 packets of Cannabis Indica, 97 packets of crystal methamphetamine, and 1,735 packets of Cannabis Indica with a combined total weight of over 1,000 kilograms.
“With thorough physical and non-intrusive inspection examinations, the Command uncovered arms and ammunition and other military equipment concealed in a 1x40ft container which was conveying four (4) used vehicles,” he added.
The CAC noted that to ensure proper handling of the items, the Customs Area Controller handed them alongside the consignee and the declarant over to the Department of State Services (DSS), Tin Can Island Port Command.
He said these handover exercises underscore the commitment of the command to uphold and promote national security by safeguarding national borders against the influx of hard drugs and proliferation of small arms and light weapons as well as promoting inter-agency collaboration with all security agencies operating in the port.