Post by Trade facilitator on Jan 31, 2018 15:44:00 GMT 1
NIGERIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE RAKES - IN OVER ONE TRILLION NAIRA IN 2017 AS REVENUE
Never in it’s annals has the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) recorded what it made as revenue in 2017 even asit recorded over 1 trillion naira but lost 6 of its officers. This figure surpassed the N770,573,730,490 target given to the customs by the government for the outgoing year by N241,685,276,289.74 as well above the N898,673,857,431.07 it recorded in 2016.
The Customs’ Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Joseph Attah, revealed recently at a media briefing at the customs headquarters in Abuja. He said this unprecedented achievement was made possible by the implementation of the presidential mandate of restructure, reform and raise revenue by the Controller-General of Customs, Colonel Hammed Ibrahim Ali (rtd).
‘’This spectacular performance in revenue collection shows N241,685,276,289.74 over the N770,573,730,490 target for the year and well above the N898,673,857,431.07 collected in 2016,’’ he revealed.
The PRO reiterated that, despite the economic recession experienced in the earlier part of 2017 with low volume of imports, occasioned by the restriction placed on 41 items from accessing forex, Ali undertook many strategic measures to restructure and reposition the Customs. He stated that the restructuring and repositioning of the NCS for effective service delivery resulted in the much talked about revenue collection for the year under review. In achieving this feat, the CGC took measures, overhauling and retraining of officers of the intelligence unit, maximizing the potentials of automation through adequate monitoring, blocking and recovering lost revenue and strategic redeployment of officers.Transparent promotion process strictly based on meritorious service and deliberate and sustained s-40 sensitization/stakeholders engagements across the country, re-invigoration of the anti-smuggling operations and setting up of a compliance team to serve as a third layer of security. These and other unspecified administrative measures put in place by the leadership of the current customs service are what continue to improve and motivate the staffs towards the pursuit of its goal.
Responding to questions from reporters, Attah said that the issue of paucity of funds is a national issue, which is not peculiar to the Nigerian Customs Service alone but express the hope that customs and all other government’s revenue-generating agencies would have enough to do in the best interest of Nigeria. ‘’Given the right leadership and better support from Nigerians, the customs would continue to play a more pivotal role in the economic well-being of the country. Attah stated.
‘’Sadly, in the process of enforcing the laws of the land, six officers fell in the line of duty in 2017’’ he concluded.
Never in it’s annals has the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) recorded what it made as revenue in 2017 even asit recorded over 1 trillion naira but lost 6 of its officers. This figure surpassed the N770,573,730,490 target given to the customs by the government for the outgoing year by N241,685,276,289.74 as well above the N898,673,857,431.07 it recorded in 2016.
The Customs’ Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Joseph Attah, revealed recently at a media briefing at the customs headquarters in Abuja. He said this unprecedented achievement was made possible by the implementation of the presidential mandate of restructure, reform and raise revenue by the Controller-General of Customs, Colonel Hammed Ibrahim Ali (rtd).
‘’This spectacular performance in revenue collection shows N241,685,276,289.74 over the N770,573,730,490 target for the year and well above the N898,673,857,431.07 collected in 2016,’’ he revealed.
The PRO reiterated that, despite the economic recession experienced in the earlier part of 2017 with low volume of imports, occasioned by the restriction placed on 41 items from accessing forex, Ali undertook many strategic measures to restructure and reposition the Customs. He stated that the restructuring and repositioning of the NCS for effective service delivery resulted in the much talked about revenue collection for the year under review. In achieving this feat, the CGC took measures, overhauling and retraining of officers of the intelligence unit, maximizing the potentials of automation through adequate monitoring, blocking and recovering lost revenue and strategic redeployment of officers.Transparent promotion process strictly based on meritorious service and deliberate and sustained s-40 sensitization/stakeholders engagements across the country, re-invigoration of the anti-smuggling operations and setting up of a compliance team to serve as a third layer of security. These and other unspecified administrative measures put in place by the leadership of the current customs service are what continue to improve and motivate the staffs towards the pursuit of its goal.
Responding to questions from reporters, Attah said that the issue of paucity of funds is a national issue, which is not peculiar to the Nigerian Customs Service alone but express the hope that customs and all other government’s revenue-generating agencies would have enough to do in the best interest of Nigeria. ‘’Given the right leadership and better support from Nigerians, the customs would continue to play a more pivotal role in the economic well-being of the country. Attah stated.
‘’Sadly, in the process of enforcing the laws of the land, six officers fell in the line of duty in 2017’’ he concluded.
