By Bon Peters
The Nigeria Customs service Area 1 Command; Port Harcourt Rivers State says it has surpassed its annual revenue target by generating the sum of N288.8B in 2025 fiscal year which according to the command represented a substantial increase when compared to the N200.8 Billion collected in the Year 2024.
This disclosure was made last week during a press briefing at the Command’s Headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state Capital by the Customs Area 1 Controller, Comptroller Salamatu Atuluku.
Comptroller Atuluku stated that the said amount translated to a revenue growth of N87.9 Billion, representing 43.8 percent Year-on-Year.
The Customs Area 1 boss, noted that the Command’s revenue target for the year 2025 was N216.9 Billion but the actual collection exceeded the target by a surplus of N71.8 Billion, representing a 33.1 percent performance above target.
The achievement, Comptroller Atuluku emphasized, underscored the effectiveness of improved compliance monitoring, enhanced cargo examination processes, automation-driven controls, and sustained stakeholder sensitization within the Command’s area of responsibility.
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