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Nigeria Customs Hits Record ₦21.8 Billion in One Month at Oil and Gas Free Zone
FTZ News: The Nigeria Customs Service’s Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone Command collected ₦21.8 billion in August, the highest monthly figure it has ever recorded.
A customs statement released after Comptroller Immaculata Nyong spoke to stakeholders at the command headquarters in Onne said the total brought cumulative revenue for January through August to ₦70.1 billion.
Nyong said the August collection reflected rising activity inside the zone. The exact amount was ₦21,797,527,617.84. She noted that customs revenue from the zone can support broader spending on infrastructure and public services, though the statement did not detail specific projects./.
