Imports – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:26:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Imports – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Petrol Dominates Nigeria’s Imports with 613.6 Million Litres in One Year https://www.theinfostride.com/petrol-dominates-nigerias-imports-with-613-6-million-litres-in-one-year/ https://www.theinfostride.com/petrol-dominates-nigerias-imports-with-613-6-million-litres-in-one-year/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:26:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=469654 Petrol has emerged as Nigeria’s leading import commodity, with the nation importing an estimated 613.6 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) within a single year, according to recent trade and customs data. The staggering volume highlights the country’s continued dependence on imported refined petroleum products despite having one of Africa’s largest crude oil reserves [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/petrol-dominates-nigerias-imports-with-613-6-million-litres-in-one-year/feed/ 0 Food inflation: Nigerians need to stop seeing food imports as evil- UAC Foods M.D https://www.theinfostride.com/food-inflation-nigerians-need-to-stop-seeing-food-imports-as-evil-uac-foods-m-d/ https://www.theinfostride.com/food-inflation-nigerians-need-to-stop-seeing-food-imports-as-evil-uac-foods-m-d/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:43:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380998 The Managing Director of UAC Foods Ltd, Mr. Oluyemi Oloyede has stated that Nigerians should stop seeing food importation as evil in light of the high food inflation being witnessed across the country. Oloyede made this statement at the 10th Regional Food Science and Technology Summit/NIFST Day 2024 celebration on Thursday in Lagos. The event’s [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/food-inflation-nigerians-need-to-stop-seeing-food-imports-as-evil-uac-foods-m-d/feed/ 0 Nigeria Imports 189.5 Metric Tonnes Of Tomato Paste In A Year https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-imports-189-5-metric-tonnes-of-tomato-paste-in-a-year/ Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:44:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157027 Nigeria imports not less than 189.5 metric tons of tomato paste and sauce in the last 12 months, an expert has said. The expert, Mr Duro Kuteyi, food manufacturer at Betamark Consulting, made the disclosure on Friday in Lagos, while reacting to issues of post-harvest waste of fresh tomatoes in major farms across the country. [...]

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]]> Nigeria Imports 189.5 Metric Tonnes Of Tomato Paste https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-imports-189-5-metric-tonnes-of-tomato-paste/ Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:13:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=156816 Nigeria imports not less than 189.5 metric tons of tomato paste and sauce in the last 12 months, an expert has said. The expert, Mr Duro Kuteyi, food manufacturer at Betamark Consulting, made the disclosure on Friday in Lagos, while reacting to issues of post-harvest waste of fresh tomatoes in major farms across the country. [...]

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]]> NCS Wants Total Ban On Rice Imports By 2017 https://www.theinfostride.com/ncs-wants-total-ban-on-rice-imports-by-2017/ Sun, 09 Oct 2016 22:20:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145156 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is advocating a total ban on rice imports with effect from 2017 to encourage local producers, says the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Wale Adeniyi. This is contained in a statement signed by Adeniyi, on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the service was disturbed by various reports indicating that [...]

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]]> FG Imports Rice Worth $6m Daily – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-imports-rice-worth-6m-daily-audu-ogbeh/ Sat, 17 Sep 2016 01:34:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144314 The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh has revealed that the Federal Government imports $6m worth of rice daily. Ogbeh said this while speaking to selected farmers in Ebonyi state. He also revealed that the funds to sustain the importation of rice is no longer available. Ogbeh added that the Federal Government has also decided to [...]

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