PTML Customs Records 34.3% Revenue Growth in Q3 2025, Intensifies Anti-Smuggling Drive
The Ports and Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has sustained its impressive revenue trajectory with a 34.3 percent increase in collections during the third quarter of 2025.
The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Joe Anani, disclosed this while briefing journalists during his maiden press conference held on Friday, October 24, 2025. He said the Command generated ₦116.2 billion between July and September 2025, compared to ₦86.5 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2024.
Comptroller Anani attributed the revenue growth to the effective deployment of the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), popularly known as B’Odogwu, which has enhanced trade processing and efficiency within the Command.
“As you may be aware, PTML is the pilot area for deployment of the UCMS. We have made huge success using the platform, which is evident in our volume of trade processed and revenue collected,” Anani stated.
He commended the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, for providing the strategic direction through his policy thrust of Collaboration, Consolidation, and Innovation, which he said has significantly improved Customs operations nationwide.
“I took over a well-organised Command, and on my watch, we have sustained the tempo of achievements in revenue collection, trade facilitation, prevention of smuggling, stakeholder engagement, and inter-agency collaboration,” he added.
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On enforcement, the PTML boss reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to maintaining national security through uncompromising anti-smuggling operations. He revealed several high-profile seizures made in the third quarter, including:
One WE Tactical made-in-Taiwan Airsoft pistol, two magazines, and 12 rounds of live ammunition.
A 40-foot container falsely declared as magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, which was found to contain 6,262 cartons of assorted antibiotics.
A 20-foot container falsely declared as supermarket items, but discovered to contain pharmaceutical drugs.
The total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the seized items was estimated at ₦200 million.
Comptroller Anani noted that the Command’s strengthened collaboration with sister agencies and port stakeholders—through intelligence sharing, inter-agency visits, and crime prevention strategies—has further bolstered operational efficiency.
In line with the Customs Service’s inter-agency collaboration framework, the seized consignments were officially handed over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The Director of the Port Inspection Directorate, Dr. Olakunle Olaniran, who received the items, commended the Customs Service for its vigilance and contribution to safeguarding public health and national security.
Anani urged importers, agents, and other stakeholders to remain compliant with trade regulations to enjoy the benefits of the Service’s Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) initiative.
“Compliance remains the key to enjoying seamless clearance procedures and the incentives under the AEO framework,” he advised.
The PTML Command remains one of Nigeria’s leading Customs formations in trade facilitation and revenue generation, playing a crucial role in advancing the Service’s modernization agenda.
By PRNigeria
