‘Border closure raised customs’ revenue to N1.3 trillion in 2019′ -Ali

Comptroller-general of customs, Hameed Ibrahim Ali, has disclosed that the customs service (NCS) has generated N1.34 trillion for the year 2019 He made this known yesterday in a statement signed by the customs spokesperson, Joseph Attah. the amount surpassed the target of N937.2 billion set for the year, which was also higher than N1.2 trillion generated in 2018. He said that the partial border closure, which had forced cargoes that could have been smuggled through the porous borders to come through the seas and airports, raised revenue collection from ports.…

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