Temidayo Babalola
Lagos, Nigeria – The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded a revenue collection of ₦161.26 billion within three weeks through its newly deployed Unified Customs Management System, popularly known as B’Odogwu.
The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, disclosed this on Friday while reassuring stakeholders of improvements in the performance of the homegrown ICT platform.
Olomu said the revenue, collected between August 1 and 22, 2025, reflects the potential of the B’Odogwu platform to facilitate trade and surpass previous systems once initial hitches are fully resolved.
“I am pleased with the maturity, patience, understanding and support we have received from our stakeholders in the past and most recent times. Their confidence in the Nigeria Customs Service’s ability to overcome and resolve all network glitches is not misplaced,” Olomu stated.
The Comptroller explained that the NCS management, led by Comptroller General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR), has intensified engagement with critical stakeholders, including the Nigerian Shippers Council, to cushion the impact of recent downtime on port users.
He added that the ICT department of the Service is working “round the clock” to achieve a permanent fix, while officers at Apapa Command have been directed to extend their duties beyond regular working hours, including weekends, to clear backlogs and reduce delays.
According to him, the Zonal Coordinator, Charles Orbih, has also been physically present at the command to listen to concerns of importers, freight forwarders, and licensed customs agents.
Olomu reaffirmed the commitment of the NCS to strengthen the B’Odogwu platform and ensure that it not only meets but surpasses user expectations.
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