Ifeyinwa Obi

LAGOS—The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has said it generated N284.2 billion in 2014 up from N240.1 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2013.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Chris Osunkwo, who disclosed this, said that in 2013, the command had a total of N240.1 billion, whereas in 2014 it made N284.2 billion, which showed that the amount collected by the command 20014 was N44.1 billon more than what was collected 20013.

“That’s a remarkable increase and improvement from the previous year. Like I have always put it, quality leadership is number one, provided by the incumbent Area Controller, Alhaji Zakari Jibrin. Kudos too, must go to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi, who deemed it fit to provide the enabling environment for us to operate.

“So, we have been working assiduously to return his goodwill for all of us in the service, because is a popular saying that to whom much is given, much is expected and that’s exactly what you are seeing in our performance,” Osunkwo said.