Ban placed on vehicle importation via land borders

A directive has been issued by the federal government to ban the importation of vehicles through the land borders. This ban covers both new and used vehicles and is to take effect from January 1^st, 2017.The ban follows the presidential directive limiting all vehicle imports to Nigeria sea ports only. This prohibition is part of the ongoing prohibitions which include the rice ban which has been in effect since April 2016.Importers of vehicles through the land borders have been asked to make use of the remaining time till New Year’s Eve to clear up their vehicle imports in neighbouring ports.