January 19, (THEWILL) – The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Malami Gidado, has said that at the end of December 2022, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, raked in the sum of twenty billion, eight hundred and ninety eight million, five hundred and fifty seven thousand eight hundred and eighty Naira, eleven kobo (N20,898,557,880.11) only, for the period of January to December, 2022.
In comparison with year 2021, the Command did better, as the revenue collected within the same period was put at nineteen billion, forty eight thousand eight hundred and ten thousand, six hundred and fourteen Naira and twenty six kobo (N19,048,810,614.26).
Comparing the 2021 and 2022 revenue collected; there is an increased collection of one billion, eight hundred and forty nine million, seven hundred and forty seven thousand, two hundred and sixty five Naira, and eighty five kobo (N1,849,747,265.85) only, due to an improved integrity of passengers’ in the declaration of goods and high level of Compliance towards voluntary payment of (Couriers Parcels,Passengers Accompanied and Unaccompanied Baggage) Duty.
According to the Customs Area Comptroller, in a statement issued on Thursday, “During the December 2022 review, the Command collected the sum of one billion, seven hundred and fifty eight million, five hundred and eighty five thousand, eighty seven Naira and fifty four kobo (N1,758,585,087.54) only.
“The sum of one billion, six hundred and twenty million,forty four thousand,nine hundred and eleven naira and forty five kobo (N1,620,044,911.45) only, was the revenue collected within same period in 2021.”
“This simply implies that the Command had an increased sum of three hundred and ninety three million, three hundred and three thousand, three hundred and sixty Naira and seventy five kobo (N393,303,360.75) only in 2022.
“The seamless travellers’ clearance procedure adopted by the Command as initiated by the CAC over the period is worthwhile as evidenced in the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command revenue collected from August to December 2022.
“This implies effectiveness of initiated and adopted strategies while measuring performance and challenges from August to December 2022, compared to the preceding year’s revenue collection of 2021 towards a better performance in the near future”, Gidado stated.
About the Author
Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
