PTML Customs put up N44bn January income

The Nigeria Customs Service, Port and Terminal Multiservices Restricted Command, has mentioned it generated N44.06 bn in January 2026, surpassing the N40.50 bn recorded in January 2025 by N3.56 bn, representing an 8.8 per cent enhance.

In a press release, the Customs Space Comptroller accountable for the Command, Joe Anani, disclosed this whereas handing over seized arms and ammunition to the Nationwide Centre for the Management of Small Arms and Gentle Weapons. He recommended compliant stakeholders for his or her continued cooperation, describing them as key companions within the command’s success. “In January 2026, the command generated N44.06 bn, surpassing the N40.50 bn recorded in January 2025 by N3.56 bn, representing an 8.8 per cent enhance,” he mentioned.

Talking on the seized arms, the CAC defined that the contraband was intercepted on 25 totally different events throughout the examination of imported automobiles between 2022 and 2025, including that the transfer reaffirmed its dedication to frame safety, commerce facilitation, and inter-agency collaboration.

Anani confused that the train underscored the Service’s zero tolerance for smuggling and its resolve to make sure that solely reliable commerce thrives inside Nigeria’s borders. He famous that the handover was carried out with the approval of the Comptroller-Basic of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, underneath whose management the seizures had been made.

“The gadgets handed over included 5 pistols of various makes, one Crosman Pump Grasp rifle, 132 Remington dwell cartridges, 51 rounds of 9mm Luger ammunition, 4 9mm magazines, 40 rounds of various 9mm and clean/hole ammunition, in addition to 118 empty 9mm shells. The arms and ammunition had been uncovered on 25 totally different events throughout the examination of imported automobiles between 2022 and 2025,” Anani disclosed.

He described the seizures as the result of sustained vigilance and collaboration with sister safety companies working on the port. Anani confused that the command stays a no-go space for illegal commerce underneath any guise.

The PTML Customs boss added that the command is firmly dedicated to the implementation of the Revised Kyoto Conference, a World Customs Organisation instrument aimed toward balancing commerce facilitation with efficient regulatory management.

Anani additionally highlighted the impression of the Nigeria Customs Service Modernisation Mission, noting that the deployment of the Unified Customs Administration System, also referred to as ‘B’Odogwu, has considerably enhanced productiveness on the Command. He disclosed that PTML would quickly obtain cargo scanners, which might additional strengthen its capability to detect concealment similar to arms and ammunition.

“On behalf of the Comptroller-Basic of Customs, I hereby formally hand over these seizures to the NCCSALW for applicable motion,” Anani mentioned. The seized arms had been handed over to the South-West Zonal Coordinator, NCCSALW, CP Mustapha Abiodun Alamutu (Retd).

Unlawful arms importation in Nigeria refers back to the smuggling of small arms and light-weight weapons into the nation with out authorisation. These weapons typically enter by means of seaports, land borders, inland waterways, and unapproved routes, exploiting gaps in border safety and port controls. The NCS performs a vital position in curbing unlawful arms importation by strengthening cargo examination, intelligence gathering, and border surveillance throughout seaports, airports, and land borders.