The prohibition move, which came through a directive from the Minister, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, was conveyed in a letter by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, Lagos, sent to the terminal operators of the Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa, Lagos.
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At a meeting of the National Food Security Council at the State House, Abuja, President Buhari restated his earlier verbal directive to the apex bank, saying he will pass it down in writing that ”nobody importing food should be given money.”
The CBN made this known in a circular signed by Dr. Ozoemena Nnaji, the Director of Trade and Exchange Department of the apex bank, in Abuja.
Tunji Oyebanji, Chairman, MOMAN, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday.
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association on Thursday said the Senate bill banning importation of generators would be inimical to the quality of lives of Nigerians and national development as a whole.
The Chancellor, Westland University, Dr Wole Adepoju, says the institution is set to tackle the craze for importation in the country.