Kaduna Customs sets new record, generates ₦5bn in October Revenue

By Hussaina Yakubu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kaduna Area Command, has achieved a new revenue milestone, generating ₦5.16 billion in October 2025, the highest monthly revenue ever recorded by it.

According to a statement issued in Kaduna by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Ridwan Yusuf, the figure represented a 96 per cent increase above the monthly target and a 196 per cent target performance.

Yusuf said that the command collected ₦39.79 billion between January and October 2025, compared with ₦24.06 billion generated during the same period in 2024 reflecting a substantial year,on year growth.

Comptroller Saad Hassan, the Area Controller, attributed the record performance to the dedication and professionalism of officers and stakeholders, in line with the modernisation agenda of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi.

He identified improved stakeholders’ engagement, digitalisation of excise operations, and enhanced officers’ motivation as key factors driving the Command’s success.

“The command’s performance demonstrates the effectiveness of our current operational strategies and our unwavering commitment to national economic stability,” Hassan said.

He assured that the command would continue to sustain the momentum by facilitating legitimate trade and improving revenue collection mechanisms.

The command also reaffirmed its resolve to uphold professionalism and integrity in line with the service’s overall mission of trade facilitation and economic growth.

(NAN)