PTML Customs expands cargo routes, counts N301bn from B’Odogwu

The Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has begun receiving cargo from China and other Far East countries, expanding its trade reach beyond the traditional Europe and America routes.

Tenny Daniyan, area controller of the command, who made this known this week, said that this reflects growing confidence in the terminal’s capacity, following months of digital operations under the B’Odogwu trade platform.

Since its rollout in November last year, the B’Odogwu system, a single portal for trade transactions, has facilitated up to N301.89 billion in transactions at PTML, the Comptroller reported. This is amid “some early technical challenges.”

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PTML, the designated pilot command for B’Odogwu, processed 52 vessels, received 13,431 containers, and conducted 30,400 cargo assessments in the first half of 2025. Daniyan says it maintains Nigeria’s fastest clearance time of two hours, but only applies to import declarations made with integrity.

So far, it has attained 90 percent stakeholder utilisation of the B’Odogwu through regular, practical training for Customs officers and agents, in line with directives from the Comptroller-General of Customs.

“Ongoing training and feedback have been critical to building trust in the system,” Daniyan said . “We are even more coordinated.”