Tin Can Customs Spokesman Honored for Data-Driven Transparency That Lifted Revenue and Trust
By Lod Onyeji LAGOS — When the Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners celebrated its fifth anniversary last month, the group did not just mark a milestone for journalism. It spotlighted what measurable, open communication can do for a federal agency. On June 25–26, 2026, CONMMEP named Chief Superintendent of Customs Oscar Enya Ivara, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service’s Tin Can Island Port Command, as its Customs Commands' Best Public Relations Officer. The award cited 13 years of consistent media engagement, but the data behind the last 18 months tells the sharper story. Under Ivara’s stewardship, Tin Can Island moved beyond routine announcements to a practice of timely, verifiable disclosure. The Command publicly released its first-quarter 2025 revenue of ₦347.93 billion within days of close, and later reported a single-day collection record of ₦16.41 billion on August 19, 2025. Those figures matter. In a sector long dogged by opacity, publishing ...
