Customs Revenue Growth: PTML Hits 34.1% in H1 2025.
The PTML Command of the Nigeria Customs Service reported a revenue collection of ₦204.7 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 34.1% increase from the ₦152.6 billion collected in the same period of 2024.
This was disclosed by the Customs Area Controller of the PTML Command, Comptroller Tenny Daniyan, during a media briefing on July 16, 2025, with journalists and his management team. Comptroller Tenny Daniyan attributed the impressive revenue performance to enhanced industry partnerships and reforms introduced by Comptroller-General Bashir Adeniyi.
According to him, the Command recorded a revenue increase of over ₦52 billion compared to the previous year.
“This is an appreciable collection of duty which is quite higher than the previous year,” he said.
Daniyan noted that the PTML Command also made significant strides under the newly introduced B’Odogwu trade platform, collecting a total of ₦283.8 billion since the system’s rollout in November 2024.
“Since the roll out of B’Odogwu software in November 2024, there has been improvements after its initial teething challenges. A total collection of two hundred and eighty-three billion, eight hundred and ninety million, seven hundred and ninety-one thousand, three hundred and fifteen naira and fifty kobo only (N283,890,791,315.50) was made,” he stated.
In terms of operational activity, Daniyan reported that 52 vessels berthed at the terminal between January and June 2025, while the Command processed a total of 13,431 containers and made 30,400 assessments within the period.
He credited the remarkable achievements to the commitment of his officers and the efficiency of the homegrown B’Odogwu system.
“I will give the credit to officers for being very, very articulate in what they do. Every unit, whether you’re in Post Clearance Audit, PCA, whether you’re in CIU, whether you’re in enforcement, or in the normal, the sections, the units, they all put in their best to achieve what you have here,” he said.
“Considering the fact that Nigeria is quite tight now, it’s not easy for people to pay their bills. And we collect this revenue, we have to give ourselves kudos.”
Daniyan further highlighted the cost-saving benefits of the B’Odogwu platform, stressing its contribution to Nigeria’s economy.
“With the coming of B’Odogwu, we are not only generating revenue into the government coffers, we are also saving it. That is another component. We are saving government from harden foreign exchange that would have gone to a foreign partner. Now it is domiciled in Nigeria, our people, you and I, are the ones doing B’Odogwu,” he added.
On stakeholder engagement, the Controller emphasized the importance of continuous training and system familiarization, especially as PTML was selected as the pilot site for the B’Odogwu rollout.
“Due to the peculiar nature of our command as the area for pilot phase roll out for B’Odogwu, in line with directives from CGC, we intensified our existing stakeholders engagement through intensive training sessions for officers and customs agents,” Daniyan said.
“The practical hands-on sessions have paid off as most of our stakeholders are knowledgeable about the system and its workings. These training sessions are in batches and still ongoing to ensure everyone is carried along.”
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