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Customs Tincan Island Port Command Hits Revenue Milestone, Makes N1 Trillion In 10 Months
Nigeria Customs Service Tincan Island Port Command (TCIPC) hits revenue milestone, makes N1 trillion in 10 months.
TCIPC also announced the seizure of sixteen significant consignments of illicit substances and other items worth N37 billion.
To deploy all necessary resources and strategies to tackle the menace of illegal importation of unregistered pharmaceutical products.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tincan Island Port Command (TCIPC) says it has achieved a significant milestone in revenue generation after collecting over N1 trillion from January to October 2024.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Dera Nnadi, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Command on Thursday 7 November 2024.
“We are pleased to announce that as of today, 7 November 2024, the Command has generated N1,046,496,593,103.60. This marks the first time in the history of the Command that over one trillion naira has been collected in Customs duties.
“While we celebrate our esteemed stakeholders who have embraced our reforms and complied with Customs’ extant laws and guidelines, those who have not are now regretting their losses and the pain of non-compliance,” he explained.
The CAC also announced the seizure of sixteen significant consignments of illicit substances, unregistered pharmaceutical products, and other items worth approximately N37,000,000,000.00.
According to him, the containers, imported from India, the United Kingdom, and Canada, were discharged between 17 May and 23 October 2024 and inspected by multiple enforcement agencies, including Customs, NDLEA, and NAFDAC.
Comptroller Nnadi warned that the Command would deploy all necessary resources and strategies, in collaboration with local and foreign security and regulatory agencies, to tackle the menace of illegal importation of unregistered pharmaceutical products into the country. “We are fully committed to delivering on this mandate,” he added.
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