The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has said that between January to December 2022, the command collected revenue worth N1tn.
“Items exported through Apapa port last year 2022 include steel bars, agricultural produce such as hibiscus, sesame, cocoa, cashew nuts, ginger, soya beans and mineral products,”
Yusuf however said that the industry experienced a backdrop in trade from the second quarter of 2022. “It will be recalled that from the second quarter of last year, the industry experienced a backdrop in trade, occasioned by fluctuation in the exchange rate and a sharp drop in the purchasing power by the consumers which made trade unpredictable.
“In the year under review, a total number of 157 containers with a duty paid value of N14.4bn were seized against 102 containers with DPV of N32bn seized in 2021,” he added. The Apapa Customs boss said that fake and prohibited drugs without necessary National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control certification and overdose drugs of Tramadol top the list of seizures made last year.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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