Nigeria Customs Service, has set one point three trillion naira revenue target for twenty-eighteen.

The Service recorded its highest revenue collection ever of over one trillion naira as against seven hundred and seventy billion naira targetted in twenty-seventeen.

According to its Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, this was contrary to the speculation by a section of the media that the Service had fixed one point five trillion naira target for twenty-eighteen.

He said the Service was still awaiting the Federal Government’s twenty-eighteen target.

“As we speak, we (Customs) await the Federal Government official revenue target for the Service but we have already fixed N1.3 trillion for 2018.

“And that automatically, puts a line to those who have gone to say that we have fixed N1.5 trillion; nobody was quoted has a source for that section of the media,’’ Attah said.

According to him,“with the improved Pre. Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) and expected new vehicles to its freight, the Service looked forward to a strengthened logistics that would make anti-smuggling operations stronger and more sustainable this year.

He said this would enable it to enforce compliance and, hopefully get the target.