The Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has declared a remarkable revenue collection of ₦189.5 billion between November 2024 and mid-April 2025, credited largely to the adoption of the Unified Customs Management System, popularly known as B’Odogwu.
Comptroller Tenny Mankini Daniyan, Customs Area Controller of the Command, made this known during a first quarter strategic session with senior officers and sectional heads. He praised the B’Odogwu platform as a transformative technology tool that, despite initial teething challenges, has evolved into a pivotal part of the Command’s revenue drive and trade facilitation process.
Highlighting a significant milestone, Comptroller Daniyan revealed that on April 14, 2025, the Command achieved its highest ever daily revenue collection of ₦5.61 billion—a record in PTML’s over two-decade history.
He attributed these feats to the visionary leadership of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, whose policies have driven consistency and innovation within the service.
According to Daniyan, the Command collected ₦90.2 billion between January and March 2025, marking a 38.8% increase from the ₦66.9 billion recorded during the same period in 2024.
He further disclosed that the success of the B’Odogwu application at PTML, which served as the pilot location, led to its approval for full deployment across other customs commands nationwide.
On trade facilitation, Comptroller Daniyan said the Command maintains Nigeria’s fastest cargo clearance record—just two hours for compliant Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) consignments. “We are committed to improving this record even further,” he noted.
He added that PTML now receives vessels from both Europe and China, enhancing trade diversity and increasing revenue potential. He encouraged stakeholders to ensure honest declarations and compliance with customs regulations to benefit from faster clearance and seamless cargo processing.
“We remain uncompromising in our stance against smuggling in any form—be it concealment, under-declaration, undervaluation, or false declaration,” he said, noting that officers have been trained to detect and act against such infractions.
Comptroller Daniyan also affirmed the Command’s readiness to handle higher volumes of trade, including pharmaceutical imports, following the recent approval by the Customs management.
He called on port users to align with the Time Release Study (TRS) framework and Customs standards to ensure continued trade benefits.