The Tin Can Island Port Customs Command generated N31.8 billion in August 2018, representing about N3.24 billion higher than the N28.6 billion it generated in the corresponding period of 2017.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Musa Abdullahi, made the disclosure on Wednesday while conducting the Zonal Coordinator Zone “A” Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG), Dahiru Aminu, round some projects scheduled for inauguration in Lagos.
To enhance the operations of the Query & Amendment Department of the command, the zonal coordinator inaugurated One Stop Treatment Area, Staff Canteen and a mini football pitch at the Tincan Island Port
While inaugurating the projects, the zonal coordinator commended the Tin Can Island command on its performance, saying that the facilities will address the incessant complaints of multiplicity of alerts by merchandise trade operators and other port stakeholders.
The ACG explained: “As the name connotes, stakeholders are enjoined to take advantage of this, especially for the facilitation of Legitimate Trade. The centre will house Query and Amendment (Q & A), Valuation and CIU for the synchronization and harmonization of trade disputes.
“Management is commending the effort of the controller for embarking on projects with considerable significance to the well being of the officers and men of the command”, he added.
Earlier, the CAC explained that the projects were crucial to efforts of the NCS management to re-position the command to an enviable height in order to add further impetus to its status as the most user-friendly port in the sub-region.
He commended the management and staff of Seven Up Bottling Company Ltd. for donating a synthetic Mini Pitch as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), adding that the sports facility will service the sporting needs of both officers and their esteemed stakeholders.
Abdullahi disclosed that the command had also organised a two-day seminar for Association of Nigeria Customs Licence Agents (ANCLA), following their formal request for training on “End User Certificate (EUC) on documentation guideline and requirements.
He stressed the importance of EUC as a regulatory document and urged importers and their agents to ensure strict compliance with the processes and procedures for national security reasons.
This is even as he restated the need for stakeholders to build effective partnership by supporting and enforcing the Fiscal Policies of the Federal Government in terms of Trade.
