The Controller of Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun II Space Command, Comptroller Olusola Alade, on Friday, stated that the Command generated a complete sum of N12, 830,493,630.06 as income between January and June 2024.
Alade stated that that is in comparison with the sum of N8,505,038,818.30 generated throughout the identical interval final 12 months.
He disclosed that the income generated inside this era compared with that of final 12 months confirmed a big 5% differential of N4,326,454,811.76.
That is simply because the Command has equally found 11 factories and one bonded terminal that haven’t been remitting taxes to the federal authorities.
He, nonetheless, stated that requisite steps have now been taken to make sure that such factories start to fulfil their monetary obligation to the federal authorities.
Alade disclosed on Friday at a press briefing held on the Command’s workplace, Abeokuta.
Alade stated “The command generated the sum of twelve billion, eight hundred and thirty million, 4 hundred and ninety-three thousand, 600 and thirty-naira, six kobo (N12,830,493,630.06) as income for the interval underneath overview.
“This may be in comparison with eight billion, 5 hundred and 5 million, thirty-eight thousand, eight hundred and eighteen-naira, thirty kobo (N8,505,038,818.30) generated within the corresponding interval of final 12 months. 2023.
“There may be due to this fact a differential of (N4,326,454,811.76) which is a big improved by 51%.”
Giving an additional breakdown of the income generated within the final three months, Alade stated that the command raked in N3,486,961,186.71 in April, made N2,801,833,739.40 whereas in June our income assortment leapt to N3,664,776,499.07.
This important enhance within the Command’s income drive notably within the final three months was attributed to the improved motivation of the officers in addition to steady deployment of intelligence and monitoring unit of the Command, resulting in the invention of 11 factories and one bonded terminal which have now been put underneath excise management.
The customs boss listed the businesses found to have allegedly not been paying requisite taxes to the federal authorities together with Sygen Pharmaceutical Restricted, Sprout and Kingsberg Nigeria Restricted, Adesouthern Nigeria Restricted, Abraham & Sarah Drinks Nigeria Restricted, Oyinloye Honey Double Crown, Oluyemi Akintan Nigeria Enterprises and Lorna Nigeria Restricted
Others are Makindez Multi-business Ventures, Digo Natural Treatment Restricted, Broadway Meals & Drinks Restricted, Beezun Flavoured Drinks and Nellyvan International Restricted (Bonded terminal)
Whereas thanking the officers of the command for his or her patriotism and dedication to service, Alade solicited additional cooperation from varied factories on well timed fee of applicable Excise Responsibility and different fees payable to the Federal authorities.
He stated that in step with the coverage drive of the Comptroller Common of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, the Command will proceed to place in place needed measures to enhance on the collections with sufficient help from different models of the service.