By Anwar Usman
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced that it exceeded its revenue target for 2024, generating a total of N71.6 billion.
The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Effiong Harrison, made this known in a statement on Friday that its target for 2024 was N56.861 billion.
Harrison expressed delight over the record-breaking revenue achieved by the command.He described the 2024 revenue as remarkable, noting that it was the highest-ever generated in the history of the command.
NAN reports that, During a meeting with the management team, the area controller revealed that the command had exceeded its annual revenue target of N56,861,094,269.07 by generating ₦71,633,687,108.84.
“This represents a 20 per cent increase, amounting to N14,772,592,839.27,” he said.
While comparing the command’s performance in 2023 and 2024, Comptroller Harrison noted a significant revenue increase of N41.1 billion in 2024 when compared to the N30.5 billion generated in 2023, reflecting a 135 per cent growth.
“I attribute this exceptional performance to the dedication, commitment, and adherence to high operational standards by the officers and men of the command.
“I commend the officers and men of the command for their relentless efforts. It was instrumental in achieving this milestone.
“I want to urge the officers to intensify their efforts to maintain these standards in order to generate more revenue into the government coffers in 2025,” Harrison said.
The MMIA customs boss expressed profound gratitude to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, and his management team for their unwavering support to the command.