The Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs has recorded remarkable and unprecedented increase in the revenue profile of the Command.
The Command was able to collect a total duty of N2,418,477,044 ( two billion, four hundred and eighteen million, four hundred and seventy-seven thousand, forty-four naira) from January to June 2023.
The feat was achieved due to strategic and dogged efforts of the Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Musa Omale.
Since his assumption early this year, the CAC has continued to bring up strategies in line with world customs best practices that aided ease of doing business, trade facilitation, reduction of cargo clearance time, and increase in revenue generation.
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The Command revenue profile made a remarkable increase of 25.6% when compared to N1,926,265,749 (one billion, nine hundred and twenty-six million, two hundred and sixty-five thousand, seven hundred and forty-nine naira of revenue collected in 2022 under the same period.
The Controller reiterated the Command’s commitment to sustain and improve upon revenue generation in the second half of 2023. He sought for the continuous cooperation of all stakeholders and assured them of the Command’s commitment to promoting ease of doing business and trade facilitation.
