Nigeria customs information N7.1 billion income from export supervision scheme at Lilypond command in Q1 2025
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lilypond Export Command, has introduced that it generated N7.1 billion in income from the Nigeria Export Supervision Scheme (NESS) within the first quarter of 2025.
The Comptroller of Customs (CAC) on the Lilypond Export Command, Mr. Ajibola Odusanya, disclosed this on Thursday throughout a information convention in Lagos.
He famous that the NESS income rose barely within the first quarter of 2025, reaching N7.1 billion in comparison with N7 billion recorded in the identical interval of 2024.
Spike in container visitors at Lilypond
Odusanya reported that the command dealt with a complete of 11,459 containers (each 20ft and 40ft) within the first quarter of 2025, a rise of 5,568 containers in comparison with the 5,891 containers recorded throughout the identical interval in 2024.
He famous that the surge was pushed by important exports of numerous commodities, together with agricultural produce, manufactured items, and stable and extractive minerals, amongst others.
“From the 11,459 containers dealt with by the command within the first quarter of 2025, which have been filled with agricultural produce, earnings amounted to $596.8 million; $329.9 million was generated from manufactured items; $50.1 million from stable minerals; and different items accounted for $87.4 million of commerce worth.
“As compared, agricultural produce dealt with within the first quarter of 2024 stood at $542.9 million, manufactured items at $134.6 million, stable minerals at $87.4 million, and different items at $18.1 million.
“The cumulative export worth within the first quarter amounted to $986.4 million, which is 318 p.c increased than the $236.0 million worth of export by way of the command within the first quarter of 2024. Comparatively, this exhibits a rise of $750.3 million, representing over 318 p.c enchancment in worth,” Odusanya said.
Management driving export progress and diversification
Odusanya said that underneath his management, the command had frequently improved, with promising prospects of attracting extra exporters and contributing meaningfully to the Federal Authorities’s drive for {economic} diversification by way of exports.
- He emphasised that the consolidation of export operations underneath the Lilypond Export Command (LEXC), in keeping with directives from the Comptroller Basic of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, had considerably enhanced the effectivity of export cargo dealing with.
- Based on him, the consolidation has performed a significant function within the rising success of LEXC actions, particularly on the Lagos ports.
- Highlighting the progress, Odusanya recalled the celebration of excellent Nigerian exporters on February 14, through the formal launch of the Authorised {Economic} Operator (AEO) scheme.
He famous that this recognition was a testomony to the expansion of export actions throughout the nation.
The Lilypond boss additionally appreciated stakeholders and sister businesses for his or her collaborative efforts in boosting export operations, including that they continue to be dedicated to seamless commerce facilitation.
