Tag: CBN, forex restriction, hand sanitisers, importation
CBN mulls forex restriction on hand sanitisers importation
Hand sanitisers and other anti-viral protective and hygiene products may soon be included in the list of items the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned from...
DAPPMAN faults NNPC’s sole importation of petroleum products
The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) says the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) should not be the sole...
Dangote Farms chief seek ban on importation of tomato paste
The Managing Director of Dangote Farms, Abdulkarim Lawal Kaita, has said that there is need to place a total ban on the importation of processed tomatoes if the...
FG mulls ban on importation of barite
The federal government is considering banning the importation of barite by unbundling it from mud contractors in the industry. Barite and bentonite calcium carbonate is...
Police arraign businessman for unlawful importation of frozen chicken
The police on Thursday arraigned a businessman, Afeez Babatunde, in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for unlawfully importing 611 cartons of frozen poultry...
No plan to ban milk importation, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said it had not banned the importation of milk into the country, but only restricted foreign exchange allocation for its...
Shipowner backs proposed embargo on cabotage vessels importation
The immediate past President, Shi-owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN), Engr. Greg Ogbeifun, has lauded a plan by the Federal Government to ban the importation of some...
Ali: Restriction of land border vehicle importation stays
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, on Thursday said the Federal Government had no plan to ease the ban on the importation of used...
Reps probe fish importation licences
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to probe all licences granted for fish importation within the last one year in the...
‘Reduction of importation will create 4.4m Nigerians jobs’
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, on Thursday said no fewer than 4.4 million jobs will be created if Nigerians reduce their dependence on...
CBN says Nigeria spends $500m annually on palm oil importation
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Monday said that over $500 million was being spent annually on the importation of palm oil. Emefiele said...
Nigeria moves to end importation of tomato paste
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, said on Monday that the Federal Government will ban the importation of tomato paste into Nigeria before the end of this year. ...
