The Ports & Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a landmark revenue collection of ₦189.58 billion between November 2024 and mid-April 2025. The impressive figure, officials say, is largely attributed to the successful deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, popularly referred to as the B’Odogwu System.
Comptroller Tenny Daniyan, the Customs Area Controller of PTML, disclosed this during a media briefing in Lagos, where he also revealed that the command recorded its highest single-day revenue collection ever on April 14, 2025 totalling ₦5.6 billion.
“This is the first time in over two decades that we’ve hit ₦5.6 billion in a single day,” Comptroller Daniyan declared. “It is a historic feat for this command, and it confirms that we’re on the right path with the B’Odogwu system and the current leadership at Customs headquarters.”
He credited the achievement to the reform-driven leadership of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, whose support, he noted, has empowered the command to streamline operations and ensure faster processing of cargo.
A breakdown of the command’s first quarter 2025 performance shows that it generated ₦90.2 billion between January and March, representing a 38.8% increase over the ₦66.9 billion collected during the same period in 2024.
Daniyan emphasized that the automation enabled by the B’Odogwu system has not only enhanced revenue generation but also improved trade facilitation. The command currently boasts a two-hour clearance window for compliant Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) consignments and is working to reduce it to just one hour, in line with the global Time Release Study (TRS) benchmarks.
“The idea is simple—if your documents are clean and your declarations are honest, you can clear and exit within two hours. But the moment you become dubious in your declaration, you forfeit that privilege,” he warned.
PTML was selected as the pilot command for the B’Odogwu system, and following its success, the Customs headquarters has approved its deployment across other commands nationwide. The initiative is aimed at replicating PTML’s achievements in revenue efficiency and cargo clearance throughout Nigeria’s ports.
In addition to cargo clearance, PTML Command is preparing to handle pharmaceutical imports, as it has now been approved to process such sensitive consignments—another move expected to expand its operational capacity.
This surge in revenue and operational efficiency highlights the growing impact of digital transformation in Nigeria’s customs and trade ecosystem, positioning PTML as a model of excellence within the nation’s maritime sector.
