The Sokoto/Zamfara Customs Command has made an unprecedented revenue hit of N2,418,477,044 in first half year,2023.
The Customs Area Controller of the Command, Compt.Musa Omale, Ph.D. reiterated the Command’s commitment to sustain and improve upon revenue generation in the second half of 2023.
He sought the continuous cooperation of all stakeholders and assured them of the Command’s commitment to promoting ease of doing business and trade facilitation.
In a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Customs(DSC) Abdullahi Abubakar, from Jan- June 2023, the Command was able to collect a total duty of two billion, four hundred and eighteen million, four hundred and seventy-seven thousand, forty-four naira (2,418,477,044).
The Command revenue profile made a remarkable increase by 25.6% when compared to one billion, nine hundred and twenty-six million, two hundred and sixty-five thousand, seven hundred and forty-nine naira (1,926,265,749) of revenue collected in 2022 under the same period
Since his assumption early this year, the CAC has continued to bring up strategies in line with world customs best practices that aided ease of doing business, trade facilitation, reduction of cargo clearance time, and increase in revenue generation.
