Nigeria’s imports doubled exports in Q2

food-import   Nigeria’s trade deficit ballooned by 92 percent between the first and second quarter of…

US container imports to see lowest annual total in 4 years

  Imports at major US retail container ports during 2020 are expected to see their lowest…

Covid-19: US ports expect drop in imports

  Imports at major U.S. retail container ports are expected to see a sharper-than-usual drop this…

Nigeria imports N183bn cassava derivatives annually 

  In spite of being the world’s largest cassava grower, Nigeria still spends about $600m (about…

Nigeria imports 1.1m tones of onion annually

  Nigeria imports 1.1 million tones of onion every year despite being the second largest onion…

Emefiele defends CBN’s forex restriction on imports 

  The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has said that the current…

US retail imports to surge again ahead of more tariffs

Imports at major retail container ports in the U.S. reached unusually high numbers just before new…

Exports fall, imports flat as trade war hits Southern California ports

The U.S.-China trade war is pounding the San Pedro Bay ports. Import volumes were essentially flat…

U.S. retail imports remain despite tariffs

Imports at the United States of America major retail container ports are expected to continue at…

Nigeria imports 5.61bn litres of petrol in 3 months 

The National Bureau of Statistics said 5.61 billion litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) was imported…

Imports at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach fall in May

The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex – the No. 1 hub for U.S. ocean…

Stakeholders kick against 0.2% levy on imports from AU countries

  Maritime industry stakeholders have kicked against the 0.2 percent import levy imposed by the Federal…