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From benjamin a ameh, lagos
Tin Can Island Port command of the Nigeria Customs Service started with brighter steps as its revenue drive yeilded a collection of N21.5 billion in January showed supprior to the Apapa Area Command with N19 billion in the same period.
Customs Area Controller of the command. Comptroller Jubril Zakari in a statement yesterday, said that the command generated N12.4 billion from import duty and other fees into the federation account while collection into the non-federation account stood at N3.1 billion.
Zakari however disclosed that although the command is the second highest in terms of revenue generation after Apapa, the amount it generated last month represents the highest in the various customs formation in the zone, he added.
He said N1 billion was generated from the Negotiable Duty Credit Certificate (NDCC) during the month under review.
A breakdown of the collection revealed that N25 million was collected as import duty on rice, N405 million on wheat grains and N90 million on sugar among others.
