Apapa Customs Posts Revenue Records With N323Billion Monthly, N28.1Billion Daily Collections
Apapa Customs Posts Revenue Records With N323Billion Monthly, N28.1Billion Daily Collections
Maiwada said the Apapa Area Command recorded a historic monthly revenue of N323 billion in July, its highest ever, before setting a new single-day revenue collection record of N 28.1billion on August 18.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N1.38 trillion in revenue between July and August 2026, attributing the performance to technology-driven operations, improved trade facilitation, and enhanced border enforcement.
The NCS spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this on Tuesday at the joint security agencies’ spokespersons’ press briefing at the National Counter- Terrorism Centre in Abuja.
Maiwada said the Service collected N784.65 billion in July and N595 billion in August.
“Revenue performance remained significant, with the Service generating N784,656,042,005.97 in July and N595,581,420,186 in August, representing a combined revenue collection of N1.38 trillion over the period,” he said.
Maiwada said the Apapa Area Command recorded a historic monthly revenue of N323 billion in July, its highest ever, before setting a new single-day revenue collection record of N 28.1billion on August 18.
He said the new daily record surpassed the previous benchmark of N20.1 billion set in September 2025.
On trade facilitation, Maiwada said the Service processed 90,985 Single Goods Declarations, comprising 55,731 in July and 35,254 in August, as well as 8,873 Pre-Arrival Assessment Reports during the two months.
The Service also recorded growth in export operations, with the Lilypond Export Command posting an export value of $792.57.57 million in the second quarter of 2026, representing a 24.35 per cent increase over the $599.60 million recorded in the corresponding period of 2025.
According to Maiwada, export container throughput also increased by 32.27 per cent to 5,510.
“Agricultural exports grew to $422.09million, while manufactured goods nearly tripled to $350.67million. Collections under the Nigeria Export Supervision Scheme also rose by 9. 52 per cent to N 5.38 billion,” he said.
Maiwada added that between July and August 2026, the command processed 9,322 export containers carrying agricultural produce, manufactured goods, solid minerals and other items.
On anti-smuggling operations, he said Area Commands and Federal Operations Units seized contraband with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of more than N61.3 billion.
He said the seizures were made as part of efforts to combat smuggling, narcotics trafficking and economic sabotage.
“Notable operations included the Adamawa/Taraba Command’s interception of goods worth N 362.2 million, including 25, 295 litres of PMS, cannabis and heavy machinery destined for illegal export to Chad.
“FOU Zone ‘A’ also disrupted a smuggling ring involving goods worth N3.24 billion and recovered N728.98 million in lost revenue, alongside 1,1,439.9.9kg of synthetic cannabis, controlled tablets and 22 elephant tusks,” he said.
“The Ogun I Command seized goods worth N3.57 billion, dominated by rice, sugar and cannabis, while the Seme Command intercepted expired noodles, rice, cannabis and 310,000 sticks of cigarettes worth N365.2 million.”
Maiwada said inter-agency collaboration and technology-driven enforcement remained key drivers of the Service’s increasing contribution to national security and economic stability.
