Isaac Abayomi Ajiboye
Tincan Island Port Command (TCIP) operations for the First Half, January – June 31, Fiscal Year 2024 significantly aligned with the statutory functions of the Service in the areas of Revenue Generation, Trade Facilitation, and Enforcement/Anti-smuggling activities. The Command’s operations were performed in the consciousness of the theme of the 2024 International Customs Day, Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose.’, with a focus on Customs Administrations providing an enabling environment for stakeholders that facilitates and supports businesses and people to recover from the negative effects of the floating exchange rate through collaboration with relevant stakeholders in the supply chain and the use of technology.
Towards this end, the Command further enhanced the existing operational process to conform to the malady of the floating exchange rate regime with the use of technology made available by the NICIS II Software. Such facilities as the ‘846’ Non-Standard VIN valuation application, Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR), Advance Manifest, and Selectivity engine enabled a more efficient risk management process mitigating delays in cargo clearance, facilitating legitimate trade and ensuring the collection of appropriate duties and taxes. With these measures, the Command ensured continuity in the supply chain and the Service’s commitment to providing an enabling environment for business.
In the area of revenue generation for January – June 31, 2024, TCIP achieved a revenue collection of Five Hundred and Seventy-Five Billion, Five Hundred and Five Million, Six Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Eight Hundred and Four Naira and Fifty Nine Kobo only(=N= 575,505,612,804.59). This is an improvement by =N=315, 248,670,683.90 Billion and a 221.13% increase from the FY 2023 first-half revenue collection of =N=260,256,942,120.69 Billion.
Meanwhile following the Vision and fulfillment of Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi Centered on Consolidations and Synergy has yielded positive results at the TinCan Island Port, Command as Comptroller Dera Nnadi In-charge of Tincan Island Port deepens Smooth Relationship on a working visit to Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria MARAN Secretariat in Lagos. Speaking at the event, Comptroller Dera extols MARAN Members for their contributions towards National Development.
Being the 2nd Largest Port in Nigeria, and Reliable Business Hub Along Apapa Corridor prompted a Series of Ideas, Opinions, Suggestions, and Observations were highlighted which aimed at boosting the Nigeria Economy, Such as Inter-Agency Collaboration, Trade Facilitation, Security, Anti- Smuggling, and Level Of Compliance
In the same Vein, Time Release Study was not left out of the discussion while Seamless Port Operations and Time Frame for Cargo Clearance to Enhance generating Revenue for the Federal government became the high point of the interactive Session
Conclusively, Comptroller Dera Nnadi Seizes the privilege to applaud Freight forwarders, and Relevant Stakeholders for their collaboration to ensure seamless Port Operations.
