Joyce Mmereole Okoli
The Kaduna Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded a revenue haul of N14.686 billion in the last quarter of 2025, representing a 35 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2024.
The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Sa’ad Hassan, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing held at Kabala Doki, Kaduna State, where he presented the command’s scorecard for the months of October to December 2025.
According to him, the amount generated in the period under review is N14,686,256,270.40 —surpassed the N10.862 billion recorded in the same quarter of 2024 by N3.82 billion, underscoring improved operational efficiency and compliance.
Comptroller Hassan said the achievement reflected the command’s commitment to its core mandates of revenue generation, trade facilitation and protection of national economic security.
A breakdown of the figures showed that the command generated N5.16 billion in October, N3.83 billion in November, and N5.69 billion in December, marking a strong finish to the year.
He attributed the improved performance to enhanced motivation from the management of the service, effective deployment of intelligence and reconnaissance by compliance and monitoring teams, as well as sustained inter-unit collaboration.
The area controller commended officers and men of the command, particularly units such as the Customs Intelligence Unit, Valuation Unit and Customs Police Unit, for their professionalism and prompt interventions, which he said were instrumental to the success recorded.
Hassan also linked the achievement to the policy direction of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, whose leadership, anchored on consolidation, collaboration and innovation, has strengthened the service’s performance nationwide.
He urged factories, terminal operators and traders to continue cooperating with the service through the timely payment of excise duties, import duties and other statutory charges, assuring them of the command’s commitment to operating in line with the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
In his closing remarks, the area controller thanked the management of the Nigeria Customs Service and other critical stakeholders for creating an enabling environment that contributed to the command’s achievements.
The briefing was attended by members of the press and other stakeholders in the state.