TinCan Customs Posts An Impressive N145 Billion Revenue Boost in January, Harps Trade Enablement
TinCan Customs Posts An Impressive N145 Billion Revenue Boost in January, Harps Trade Enablement
By Jerry Aguigbo
The TinCan Island Customs port Command has posted an impressive revenue figure of N145.9 Billion in January ending, 2026. This marks a significant jump from N116.4 billion collected at the same period in 2025.
Addressing Journalists at a media parley yesterday, the TinCan Command’s Area Controller, Comptroller F.O.Onyeka attributed the improvement to the power of teamwork, stakeholders collaboration and a history of sustained media engagement and partnership.
Onyeka called on the media and other stakeholders
to walk on a road map to greater all round improvement with him.
According to him, it’s no more news that the command surpassed its target this January ending with above 145billion and that’s because of your support.
He stated that his command will do a lot of things differently and that’s why he has chosen to engage with the media first for feedback.
“There will be a lot of positives, we intend to be known as trade enablers, “this will be our mantra,” he enthused.
He explained that infrastructure improvements are ongoing to ensure seamless digital processing and encouraged to engage directly with the commands to resolve all issues.
He harped that the Tincan command is committed to enabling trade to the best of its ability with transparency, strengthened collaboration and ensuring timely information sharing while activating the feedback mechanism with the media.
He reiterated that the CGC, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi is highly committed to the modernization of the NCS, leveraging technology to drive the process.
On the paperless operation by the NCS, Onyeka explained that if B’odogwu can surge forward and become efficient from its initial teething issues and get to the stage it is today, then there’s nothing the Customs cannot do, this is 21st century Customs, where officers are now equipped to operate as 21st century Customs professionals, guided by global best practices.
“It’s going to be a two way thing, we will engage the freight agents, Importers, they’ll be required to build capacity, and we shall bring them here to teach them how to login without stress.
Now one stop shop, you only need to come when there are issues but if there are no issues you don’t need to come to one stop shop. “We are going to chart a way forward that will be mutually beneficial to all as trade enablers, he said.
One of the things I told my people is that files must not be kept for too long without solving the problem. If you’re in doubt of what the issue is, consult other officers.
He explained that his command will focus on collectable revenue, as against maximum revenue to encourage the trading public, and support growing businesses.
Onyeka also sounded it loud and clear that the security of Nigeria remains sacrosanct. “We’re also looking at national security, it’s not all about revenue. The security of our people is very paramount. The containers will still go through the scanners and if the images are clear you will go, but if they are not clear, you go for a physical examination. That’s why we implore all traders to properly put in their entries, we also urge them to palettise their consignments so that the images will be clearer.
If the risk machine flags red, then there’s no reason why we will not do physical examination. There are some countries which are designated as places where some of these drugs and other dangerous imports originate and the federal government is aware of that and we take particular concern that those goods originate from those countries.”
Continuing, he said the TinCan Command wants to make sure that the era of goods staying too long in the port becomes a thing of the past. “We want to appeal to Nigerians to go through this tragetory with us, to ensure things change as in other renown countries.”
The command he said, remains committed to transparency, efficiency and national growth, even as it looks forward to the positive impacts of the reforms being introduced.
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