Odita Sunday 
By Odita Sunday
The Kaduna Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated ₦14.68 billion as revenue between October and December 2025, representing a 35 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024.
The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Sa’ad Hassan, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at Kabala Doki, Kaduna State, where the command presented its scorecard for the last quarter of 2025.
Hassan said the command generated ₦14,686,256,270.40 in the period under review, compared to ₦10,862,852,247.71 recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2024, amounting to a revenue increase of ₦3.82 billion.
According to him, the performance underscored the commitment of the command to its core mandate of revenue generation, trade facilitation and protection of national economic security.
”The core mandate of the command remains the generation of revenue for the Federal Government, facilitation of legitimate trade and protection of national economic security.
”Revenue Generation. Permit me at this juncture to report that the Command generated the sum of fourteen billion, six hundred and eighty-six million, two hundred and fifty-six thousand, two hundred and seventy-naira, forty-nine kobo N14,686,256,270.40 as revenue for the period under review.
”This can be compared to ten billion, eight hundred and sixty-two million, eight hundred and fifty-two thousand, four hundred and twenty-seven-naira, seventy-one kobo, N10,862,852,247.71, generated in the corresponding period of last year, 2024. There is therefore a differential of N3,823,403,842.78kobo. which is a significant increase of 35%.
“This attainment is evidence of the diligence, professionalism and commitment of our officers and men who worked tirelessly to ensure that we met and exceeded the revenue targets given to our command,” Hassan said.
The Area Controller attributed the success to improved operational efficiency and sustained enforcement of compliance with government fiscal policies.
He provided a breakdown of the monthly collections, stating that ₦5.16 billion was generated in October, ₦3.83 billion in November, while revenue rose sharply to ₦5.68 billion in December.
Hassan said the command would continue to improve revenue collection through synergy with other service units and sustained engagement with traders and host communities.
“We shall maintain success through continued dialogue and sensitisation of local and trader communities while discharging our statutory responsibilities,” he added.
The controller also credited the achievement to strong motivation from the management of the Nigeria Customs Service and the effective deployment of intelligence and reconnaissance by monitoring compliance teams.
He commended the Customs Intelligence Unit, Valuation Unit and Customs Police Unit for their prompt interventions, noting that their collaboration played a major role in the results recorded.
Hassan further acknowledged the leadership of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR, PhD), whose policy of consolidation, collaboration and innovation, he said, had strengthened service delivery.
He called on terminal operators, factories and traders to ensure timely payment of excise duties, import duties and other statutory charges, assuring them of the command’s commitment to the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
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