By Roland Ekama
Tin Can Island Command, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is expected to collect a whooping One Trillion, One Hundred and Thirty billion, seven hundred and sixty eight million, fifty one thousand, eight hundred and eighty one naira (N1,130, 768,051,881.29) in year 2024 as mandated by management of the service, Area Controller, Comptroller Dera Nnadi has disclosed.
Briefing journalists on Tuesday, in Lagos, Nnadi stated that the command which collected over N716 billion revenue in 2023 out of the over N801 billion target last year, was given a higher task for its performance in the previous year.
According to him,to meet up with the target, the command is to generate over ninety four billion naira every week at the command as revenue to the coffers of the federal government..
While expressing optimism, Comptroller Nnadi said that the target was achievable even as he stated that the command has tagged the year 2024 the year of stakeholders.
This he said , that the command is expected to generate a total of One Trillion, One Hundred and Thirty billion, seven hundred and sixty eight million, fifty one thousand, eight hundred and eighty one naira (N1, 130, 768, 051, 881. 29)
Breaking it down, he said that the command was expected to generate Ninety four billion, two hundred and thirty million, six hundred and seventy thousand, nine hundred and ninety Nair, eleven kobo every month.
According to him, the command is expected to generate Twenty One billion, six hundred and sixty six million, two hundred and twenty seven thousand, two hundred and sixteen naira, twelve kobo weekly.
Analysing the performance of the previous year, he maintained that the command deployed capacity building for officers and stakeholders as one of the tools to achievable its mandate.
He added that deployment of ICT helped the command to optimize its efficiency in the outline year even as he maintained that more of the system would be applied for better efficient in the new year.
He noted that 24 hours and weekend port operations were applied in the previous year.
Speaking further, Comptroller Nnadi applauded the officers of the command as well as stakeholders for their cooperation in generating the huge sum in 2023.
“We have decided that 2024 is going to be a year of stakeholders in Tin Can Island in 2024.
“But we will not hesitate to deal decisively with those who are not willing to change.
He called on Nigerians to encourage export of goods which according to him, the survival of the economy of the nation rests on.
He disclosed further that aside revenue collection, the command is poised to prioritize stakeholders engagement and regular sensitization exercise to promote trade facilitation.
