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Customs Achieves 83% Revenue Target In 2017

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Area II Command, Onne, Port Harcourt said it generated N93,671,449,437.27, out of the N112,500,626,038 revenue target given to them by the Federal Government for the year 2017, which represents 83.26 percent of the revenue target.
The command has also re-assured that it was determined to improve on the achievements of 2017 by displaying greater diligence in all its activities for 2018.
Making this known to newsmen in an interaction in Port Harcourt, Thursday, the Area Comptroller, Abubarkar Bashir said the Command made 20 seizures with a Duty Paid Value of N470,011,478.38.
He said the command in 2018 so far, had generated the sum of N11,436,381,551between January and February, adding that they had worked closely with other government agencies to fully implement the presidential directive on Ease of Doing Business.
Bashir opined that achievement of the command so far was due to efforts in training and retraining officers and other stakeholders on ICT compliance and modern customs procedures.
He said the command also deployed dispute resolution procedures for trade facilitation, as well as maintained an open door policy which enabled it to get direct feedback on the effectiveness of its operations.
The customs area boss also called on traders and importers not to play with the importance of compliance to extant laws on import and export as well as encourage them to be honest in their declarations in order to avoid the negative consequences of flouting the law.
“All we, therefore, need from Nigerians is their support so we can diligently perform our activities and successfully achieve the objective of our services in this nation,” Bashir said.
Corlins Walter
Business
Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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