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N4.46trn Livestock Imports Drive Domestic Growth Initiative

N4.46trn Livestock Imports Drive Domestic Growth Initiative   Nigeria has imported livestock products worth N4.46tn in 66 months, a figure that stakeholders struggle to reconcile. While the data does not specify the exact components, industry players support the importation of high-yielding animal species for cross-breeding but...

Nigeria Spends N804bn on Arms Imports, Experts Urge Domestic Production

Nigeria Spends N804bn on Arms Imports, Experts Urge Domestic Production   Nigeria spent N804.10bn on arms and ammunition imports between 2020 and the second quarter of 2025, according to data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Despite moves by the government to expand domestic production,...

US Cuts Nigerian Imports by 41%

The United States has slashed its imports of Nigerian goods by 41 per cent in just one month, raising alarm over the fragile state of Nigeria’s trade relations with one of its most strategic global partners.

N2trn Drop in Petrol Imports as Local Production Improves

N2trn Drop in Petrol Imports as Local Production Improves   Nigeria’s petrol import bill fell significantly in the first quarter of 2025, dropping to N1.76tn from the N3.81tn recorded in the same period in 2024, representing a difference of over N2tn. According to the latest foreign...

NBS: Malta’s Exports to Nigeria Reach N766bn

According to the latest foreign trade statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria's imports from Malta hit an unprecedented N766.81bn in the third quarter of 2024. 

‘Nigeria Loses N50m Daily To Pineapple Importation’

'Nigeria Loses N50m Daily To Pineapple Importation'   An Agriculturist, Amb. Oluwasegun Alabi, has disclosed that the country loses N50 million daily to importation of pineapples despite producing about 1,607,200 metric tons per annum, placing the country as the eight largest producers of the crop in...