This figure represents a significant 24.8% surge compared to the corresponding period last year.
The Customs Area Controller, Olusola Alade disclosed this on Tuesday during a press conference in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
Alade, highlighted the commitment to the core mandates of improving revenue generation, facilitating trade, and protecting national economic security.
The Customs Area Controller emphasized the strategic steps taken to enhance collaboration among stakeholders within the supply chain.
According to him " The command generated total revenue of Four Billion, six hundred and Twenty-Seven Million, Fifty-Four Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty-One Naira, Sixty Nine Kobo (N4,627,054,451.69) in September and October 2023, which is 24.8% higher than what the Command generated in the corresponding period last year, the November revenue is just dropping into the Federation account and it is now being collated.
“During the period under review, we deployed sustained intelligence reconnaissance, effective monitoring and robust stakeholders’ engagement in our operations,” the Area Controller said.
He mentioned that the operations within the free trade zones have improved, resulting in increased success in monthly revenue collections
Alade added that the command has discovered four factories which are under different stages of registration following the continuous deployment of intelligence in the operations.
