PTML Customs Rakes in N204.7bn Revenue in H1

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ports & Terminal Multiservices Limited Command, has announced collecting the sum of N204.7bn as revenue for the first half of 2025.

This was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Abdullahi Abubakar.

Abubakar added that the figure increased by N52bn when compared to N152.6bn collected at the same time in 2024, representing a 34.1 per cent increase.

“The PTML Command has collected a total collection of N204.7bn as revenue for the first half of 2025, which is N52bn higher than the N152.6bn the Command collected at the same period in 2024, showing a remarkable 34.1 per cent increase,” the statement read in part.

Speaking on the achievement, the Customs Area Controller of the Command, Tenny Daniyan, stated that despite initial challenges encountered while utilising the B’Odogwu platform, “there have been improvements with over 90 per cent stakeholder utilisation and compliance level on the platform.

He also disclosed that the command generated a sum of N301.8bn from the B’Odogwu platform since its rollout in November 2024.

Daniyan revealed that since January, the command has started receiving cargo from the Far East/China in addition to Europe and American ships calling at the port.

He affirmed that while the Command holds the number one record of fastest cargo clearance time of two hours in line with the Time Release Study, only genuine declarations can enjoy the benefits of faster clearance.

Daniyan announced that for the first six months of 2025, 52 vessels were berthed, “13,431 containers were received, and 30,400 assessments were done.”

He also stated that due to the peculiar nature of the Command as the area for the pilot phase rollout for B’Odogwu, it has intensified the existing stakeholders’ engagement through intensive training sessions for officers and customs agents.

“Despite the teething challenges, which we are surmounting as the pilot area of the B’Odogwu implementation, we have received increased user acceptance supported by sustained training and seamless user experience feedback. Despite these improvements in trading opportunities, our anti-smuggling and enforcement drives remain intact without compromise. The practical hands-on sessions have paid off, as most of our stakeholders are knowledgeable about the system and its workings. These training sessions are in batches and are still ongoing to ensure everyone is carried along,” he said.

He described the platform as a revolutionary, grown trade platform that has become an enduring legacy for trade facilitation and revenue collection.

Daniyan congratulated the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, on his emergence as Chairman of the Council of World Customs Organisation, stressing that the successes of the Adeniyi-led NCS are resonating across the globe.