The Port and Terminal Multipurpose Services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has declared that it generated N38,500,050,931.87 for May, 2025. Recall that the Command, last month, announced that it generated a revenue of N127,173,972,148.5 for the Federal Government between January and April 2025, indicating that this was higher than the amount of N98,791,105,400.05 generated during the same period in 2024. S C Abubakar A.T., Customs Public Relations Officer of the Command, disclosed in a comparative monthly revenue analysis signed for the Controller of the Command, Tenny Mankini Daniyan, and made available to Daily Independent. The analysis showed that in January 2025, the Command generated a revenue of N40,503,868,554.69. In February, 2025, it generated N27,776,138,170.66; in March 2025, it netted N21,924,696,724.95, while in April, 2025, the Command made N36,969,268,698.20; and finally, in May, 2025, it netted N38,500,050,931.87. Comparatively, in January 2024, PTML Command of NCS generated N18,045,110,353.10, while in February 2024, the Command made N24,518,765,144.00; in March 2024, it netted N24,356,306,089.20, while in April 2024; it generated N31,870,923,813.75. Also recall that the Port and Terminal Multipurpose Service Limited (PTML), recently played host of members of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs, who were on oversight visit to the Command. In fact, the Lawmakers commended the monumental achievements of the Command, which by extension was attributable to B’ Odogwu innovation of the Service. Comptroller Tenny Mankini Daniyan, the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Command, also used the occasion to showcase the numerous achievements made under his watch by the Command, particularly, with the introduction of B’Odogwu platform into the system, which he said, had succeeded in raising the revenue status of the Command. Comptroller Daniyan told the House of Representatives Committee members that the Command succeeded in generating a revenue of N16,374,241,043.61 since the roll out of the B’Odogwu between October 2024, when it was introduced, to March 2025, even as he asserted that there had been improvement after its initial teething challenges. “A total of N167,374,241,043.61 has been collected using the B’Odogwu platform from November 2024 to March 2025,” the CAC stated. The Customs boss, in a welcome speech said, “The Honourable Chairman and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise, sectional heads of the command, legislative aides, officers and men, gentlemen of the press, we are happy to welcome you to PTML Command on the occasion of this your oversight visit. “We consider this visit an auspicious event for several reasons. This command is the pilot area where the B’ Odogwu (Unified Customs Management System) was launched in October 2024; a system developed by the Service in conjunction with Trade Modernization Limited. “As the test-run is ongoing and spreading to other areas, I am pleased to inform you about the revenue achievements, stakeholders’ adaptation/acceptance and other successes associated with the system, not forgetting that this deployment was made possible with the passage of NCS Act 2023; which was made possible through the House and Senate Committee on Customs’ tireless efforts. “On behalf of officers and men of the service, I thank you for giving us a new Act that codified numerous existing administrative provisions and new provisions which align with international best practices.” Daniyan further explained that the command deals more on Roll on Roll off (RoRo) cargoes, which makes automobiles one of the Command’s major types of cargoes. He also delved into the administrative structure of the Command, where he asserted that the Command is headed by a Customs Area Controller (CAC), while the terminals are headed by Deputy Controllers and Assistant Controllers. Thus, the Units/sections include CAC office, Administrative, Customs Processing Centre (CPC), Enforcement, Valuation, Post Clearance Audit, Customs Intelligence Unit, Bond/Overtime/Bulk Cargo, and Compliance. The Command, according to him, comprises of seven terminals, which includes the main terminal, satellite terminal, Mile 2 terminal, Don Climax Bonded Terminal and Coscharis Bonded Terminal. He added that the main terminal is divided into the following sections: Container 1 cargo, Container 1 vehicle and gate 1, while the satellite terminal consists of vehicle seat, container 2, scanning unit and vehicle gate. Disclosing the revenue generated from 2021 to 2024, Comptroller Daniyan said that N224,470,113,733.00 was generated in 2021; N229,473,912,976.97 generated in 2022, while in 2023, a total of N255,363,275,143.04 was generated. In 2024, the Command generated N362,420,470,477.43 He noted that the Command had an annual revenue target of N517,850,724,771.26; adding that the monthly average is N43,154,227,064.27 ; weekly average is N9.920,311,968.80 and daily average is N1,984,102,393.76. “Based on the above, the total revenue generated by customs operations in the command within the period of January to December 2023 amounted to N255,363,295,143.04 as compared to N362,420,470,477.43 generated between January to December, 2024, which translates to a difference of N107,057,175,334.39 and a percentage increase of 41.9%. On the revenue generated since the introduction of B’Odogwu platform to the command in November 2024, the CAC said that in November 2024; N48,048,348,327.09 was collected, in December 2024, N31,116,808,528:86 was collected, in January 2025, N40,503,868,554.77; in February, 2024, N27, 776,138,172.00 was collected, while in March, 2025, N19,929,077,460.89 was collected, bringing the total amount collected to N167,374,241,043.61. Thus, the comparative analysis of revenue generated between the first quarter of 2024, using NICIS 11 platform and first quarter 2025 using the B’Odogwu platform shows that in January 2024 the Command recorded N18,045,110,353.10 in January 2025, it recorded N40,503,868,554.77 indicating a percentage difference of 124. 5 In February 2024, the Command recorded N24,518,765,144.00 in the same period 2025, it recorded N27,776,138,172.00, with a percentage difference of 13.3; while in March 2024 it recorded N24,356,306,089.20 in 2025, it recorded N19,929,077,460.89 with percentage difference -18.2 This brings the total in 2024 to N66,920,181,586.30 and in 2025 to N88,209,084,187.66 with a percentage of 31.8 “At the end of first quarter 2025, using the B’Odogwu platform, we were able to generate N85,209,051,187.65. “Comparatively, the quarterly collection was N21,288,902,601.36 higher than the N66,920,181,586.3, which we collected the same period in 2024. “Low revenue collection was recorded in the month of March 2025 due to low cargo throughput of eight vessels as against 9 vessels in the month of February, 2025.” On trade facilitation, he said: “We hold the number one record of the fastest cargo clearance time of two hours for compliant RoRo consignments and we are committed to improving on this by making the time shorter. “In addition to Europe vessels coming to PTML, the port is now receiving ships from China to expand the frontiers of trade with prospect of higher revenue from increased economic activities. “Chairman and distinguished members, PTML has recently been approved as a port for importation of pharmaceutical products. This attest to our level of compliance and capacity to adhere to regulatory control. “Despite these improvements in trading opportunities, our anti-smuggling and enforcement drives remain intact without compromise. “As a command, we are not compromising national security on the altar of trade facilitation. It may interest you to know that, we have made some seizures during the first quarter of this year which include: 75 rounds of 12GA live cartridges extracted from one used Toyota Tundra with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N2,242,885.50; four rounds of 9mm live ammunitions and one 9mm empty magazine extracted from one used Hyundai Sonata with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N334,257. On stakeholders’ engagements, the CAC told the visiting House of Representatives Committee members that: “Due to the peculiar nature of our command as the area for pilot phase roll out for B’Odogwu, in line with directives from CGC, we intensified our existing stakeholders’ engagement through intensive training sessions for officers and customs agents. “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 still ongoing to ensure everyone is carried along.” The Command, however, irrespective of the monumental achievements, averred that they also had some challenges which needed to be surmounted to pave the way for greater achievements in future. These according to Comptroller Daniyan, include the issue of 100% physical examination of containerised cargo, which he said, is a challenging area for the Command. “This is due to the absence of scanning equipment which would have allowed non- intrusive mode of examination. “Another challenge is the issue of inadequate office accommodation for officers and men of the Command. Hence, officers are made to squeeze themselves in the available offices, which impacts negatively on productivity.”