By Andrew Utulu
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ports and Terminal Multipurpose Services Limited (PTML) Command, has said that it generated a whooping sum of N116,243,603,670.58 as revenue into the Federation account between the Months of July and September 2025 (third quarter) of this year.
This collected quarterly figure, according to the Command is 34.3 percent higher than the N86,584,012,733.43 that was collected during the third quarter of 2024.
The command also revealed that it intercepted and seized fake pharmaceutical products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N200 million.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Joe Anani, disclosed during his maiden press briefing on Friday.
The CAC said that a comparative analysis of “our revenue performance in the last quarter shows that the command has maintained a steady increase in collection. This is happening despite the teething challenges of the B’Odogwu platform which we are fast overcoming.”
He said that from July to September 2025, “we collected a total of N116,243,603,670.58 (one hundred and sixteen billion, two hundred and forty-three million, six hundred and three thousand, six hundred- and seventy-naira, fifty-eight Kobo.
“The collected quarterly figure is 34.3 percent higher than the N86,584,012,733.43 (eighty-six billion, give hundred and eighty-four million, twelve thousand, seven hundred- and thirty-three-naira, forty-three Kobo) that was collected during the third quarter of 2024.
“From Jan-Sept, this command recorded a total collection of N350,347,173,787.92 (three hundred and fifty billion, three hundred and forty-seven million, one hundred and seventy-three thousand, seven hundred- and eighty-seven-naira, ninety-two Kobo.
“Three months to the end of 2025, we have made 96.64% almost equated the total collection recorded in 2024. For ease of reference and comparison, this command collected N362,521,085,250.98 (three hundred and sixty-two billion, five hundred and twenty-one million, eighty-five thousand, two hundred- and fifty-naira, ninety-eight kobo), as total revenue for last year – January to December 2024.”
Speaking on anti-smuggling, the Comptroller asserted that the Command’s anti-smuggling and enforcement drives remained intact without compromise, adding that as a command, “we are not compromising national security on the altar of trade facilitation. Hence, the following seizures were made during the period under review: One WE Tactical made in Taiwan Airsoft pistol, two 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; 1X20ft container with marks and number GCNU1275880 falsely declared as supermarket items but upon 100% examination found to contain pharmaceutical drugs. The Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the two containers was two hundred million naira only (N200,000,000.00).”
Comptroller Anani said that in line with the collaboration policy thrust of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, “we will be handing over the seized containers to the Director of port inspection directorate of NAFDAC who is here with us.”
He further disclosed 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
Part of this was his visits to various agencies of government as well as receiving them in his office on similar visits, where they renewed their resolve for regular cooperation, inter agency collaboration, intelligence sharing and crime prevention strategies.
