Increased revenue, evidence of improved activities in Onne Port – ANLCA Chairman

.. Tasks COMJAN on effective reportage

By Barth Ndubuwah

The Chairman, Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Onne Seaport Chapter, Chief Ifeanyi Isikaku, has attributed the increased revenue of N77.3 billion generated by the Nigeria Customs Service,Area 2 in April 2026 as enough evidence that operations are at its peak in Onne Seaport and Eastern ports in general.

Chief Isikaku stated this when he received in audience members of the Coalition of Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (COMJAN), led by its President,Amb Ralph John,at ANLCA Secretariat, Onne in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State.

According to him,there are ample indicators that operations at Onne Port have greatly improved in recent times.

NewsDirect gathered that Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Onne Command, in May generated a whopping sum of N77.3 billion in April,the highest record for a single month .

Customs Area Controller (CAC), Onne Command, Aliyu Mohammed Alkali, is said to have disclosed this in a media chat recently.

The ANLCA Chairman while chatting with COMJAN executive, pointed out that the revenue increase shows visiting vessels at Onne Seaport have stepped out.

“Go to WACT (West Africa Container Terminal) and you’ll find out that no vessel berthing there comes with less than 500 containers. Some arrive with 800 containers and these vessels call weekly. At one point we had up to four of such vessels,”Isikaku said.

He stressed that the revenue hike and increased traffic justify calls by stakeholders for the Federal Government to improve infrastructures at the Eastern corridor.

The ANLCA Chairman tasked members of COMJAN on proactiveness in their reportage of maritime operations at the Eastern ports of region, Onne, Rivers, Warri and Calabar.

Responding, Head of the delegation and President of COMJAN,Amb. Ralph John assured the ANLCA Chairman and his Executive that COMJAN’S is determined more ever before to effectively report maritime activities in the Eastern region and beyond.

He called on stakeholders to see maritime journalists as partners in progress, rather than enemies or spies who are out to undo them.