The Nigeria Customs service (NCS) has recorded the highest monthly revenue collection of one Hundred and Forty Billion, Four Hundred and Fifteen Million, Three Hundred and Fifty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty-Nine, Ninety-Seven Kobo (N140,415,355,659.97) in the month of August 2018.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Mr. Joseph Attah quoted the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) as describing the feat as a result of dogged pursuit of the reform programmes which include: strategic deployment of manpower, upgrade on the electronic systems from Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS I) to NICIS II which has blocked leakages, strict enforcement of extant guidelines by the Tariff and Trade department, robust stakeholder engagements resulting in higher compliance as well as increased disposition of Officers and Men to change the way of doing things for the better.
Ali’s implementation of three pronged Presidential mandate of Restructure, Reform and Raise revenue in NCS, according to the statement, had continued to strengthen the Service as a crucial contributor to national economy and security.
It noted that in the last eight months, the Service had effected seizures of 156,090 bags of smuggled rice, 15,632 sets of military wears, 489,000 ammunitions and other items with the highest monthly revenue collection of over N140 billion in August 2018.
“These positive harvests in the areas of anti-smuggling and revenue generation are a clear testimony of what can be achieved under a selflessly focused leadership. NCS therefore calls on Nigerians to support the Service by providing credible information that will help nip smuggling at the bud and generate needed revenue for national development”, the statement said.
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