Tag: Import

Farmers Fault Partial Importation Of Maize
September 9, 2020 No Responses

Farmers Fault Partial Importation Of Maize

The Nigerian Young Farmers Network (NYFN) has appealed to the Federal Government to rescind a decision on the plan for partial importation of maize and other restricted crops.  The National Coordinator of the network, Mr Promise Amahah made the appeal...
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NPA Receives 22 Ships Laden With Petrol, Frozen Fish, Wheat, Others
August 5, 2020 No Responses

NPA Receives 22 Ships Laden With Petrol, Frozen Fish, Wheat, Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday disclosed that 22 ships at the Lagos seaports were discharging petroleum products and food stuff. NPA in its publication, Shipping Position, explained that other contends are frozen fish, general cargo, containers,...
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NPA To Receive 20 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Frozen Fish, Wheat, Others At Lagos Seaport
June 24, 2020 No Responses

NPA To Receive 20 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Frozen Fish, Wheat, Others At Lagos Seaport

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is expecting 20 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods from June 23 to July 7. NPA in its publication, `Shipping Position’, explained that the ships are expected to arrive Lagos Port...
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US Probes Tyre Imports From South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam
June 24, 2020 No Responses

US Probes Tyre Imports From South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it had opened investigations into vehicle tyre imports from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam to determine whether the tyres are being sold at less than fair value.The department said it was also investiga...
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Senate To Facilitate Return Of SON To Seaports
March 2, 2020 No Responses

Senate To Facilitate Return Of SON To Seaports

The Senate Committee on Industries has restated its commitment to return the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) officials to the nation’s seaports. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, Sen. Bayo Osinowo, in a statement expressed displeasure at ...
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Nigeria Develops Portal For Import Duty Exemptions, Vehicle Identification Number
December 12, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Develops Portal For Import Duty Exemptions, Vehicle Identification Number

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the development of a portal for the management of import duty exemptions and vehicle identification numbers. Briefing Journalists after the meeting, the  Minister of Finance, Budget and National Pl...
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CBN: Nigeria Imports $600m Cassava Derivatives Annually
November 22, 2019 No Responses

CBN: Nigeria Imports $600m Cassava Derivatives Annually

Nigeria imports cassava derivatives valued at about 600million dollars annually, Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said Emefiele disclosed this at a meeting With State Governors of Cassava Producing States in Abuja on Thursd...
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Buhari To CBN: Stop Forex For Food Import
August 14, 2019 No Responses

Buhari To CBN: Stop Forex For Food Import

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop release of Foreign Exchange (FOREX) for food import, saying Nigeria has achieved food security. Speaking on Tuesday, Buhari said: “We have achieved food security, and for physi...
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Nigeria Lauds $21b Savings On Food Import
December 10, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Lauds $21b Savings On Food Import

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has commended  Nigerians for curbing excessive taste for foreign products.  According to the President, the new development, he said, has positioned the country for food self-sufficiency and resulted in saving over $21 bill...
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US Imports Hit Two Million Containers In One Month
December 10, 2018 No Responses

US Imports Hit Two Million Containers In One Month

Imports at the major retail container ports in the US have set another record reaching 2 million containers in a single month as retailers continued to bring merchandise into the country ahead of a now-postponed increase in tariffs on goods from...
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SON Decries Falsification Of Documents By Importers
November 15, 2018 No Responses

SON Decries Falsification Of Documents By Importers

The Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma, has appealed to importers and their representatives to desist from falsification of documents. Aboloma, who made the appeal during the organisation’s advocacy session organised fo...
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Nigeria To Shut Land Border Over Rice Smuggling
June 19, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Shut Land Border Over Rice Smuggling

The Nigerian Government will shut down the borders with a neighbouiring country through which rice is smuggled on a large scale, the Minister of  Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said.   Ogbeh spoke in Abuja at a...
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Customs FOU Impounds 1,105kgs of Imported Vegetable Oil, 18 cars, 4,201 Bags Of Rice, Others In February
February 28, 2018 No Responses

Customs FOU Impounds 1,105kgs of Imported Vegetable Oil, 18 cars, 4,201 Bags Of Rice, Others In February

For the Month of February, 2018, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, intercepted various contraband with a duty paid value (DPV) of N1.1Billion.   Speaking at an interactive session with Journalists on Wednesday,  the Controll...
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Customs intercepts 1,100 pump action rifles
September 12, 2017 No Responses

Customs intercepts 1,100 pump action rifles

The Nigerian Custom Service (NCS) Tin-Can Island Command has  impounded 1,100 pump action rifles. This bring to a total of about 2110 pump action rifles so far impounded in Lagos in the last seven months. The Comptroller General of the...
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