Importers of used vehicles will soon face the task of ensuring that such automobiles are accompanied by valid certificates of road-worthiness from the countries of origin, to indicate that they do not pose health and motoring hazards, before they can be allowed into the country.
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NIGERIA FAILS TO ENFORCE BAN ON DIRTY FUEL IMPORTS
The Federal Government’s ban on the importation of dirty fuels into the country failed to come into effect on July 1, 2017 as announced in December last year.
Continue reading »NPA KICKS OUT NDLEA, SON, OTHERS FROM PORTS
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Wednesday formerly kick-started the process of fully implementing the executive order issued by acting President Yemi Osinbajo by ordering the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and other related agencies, who were affected by the executive order, to immediately vacate the ports across the country.
Continue reading »FG TO MAINTAIN N145 PUMP PRICE OF PETROL – KACHIKWU
—– NNPC now sole importer as oil price rallies The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has stated that the federal government would re-visit the pricing modulation model introduced in 2016 and remove the multi-layer charges on importation of petroleum products to maintain the pump price of petrol at the current N145 per litre.
Continue reading »FRSC BOSS INAUGURATES SPEED LIMITERS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN LAGOS
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Wednesday inaugurated a speed limit device manufacturing plant in Lekki, Lagos.
Continue reading »SON UNVEILS SEME BORDER OPERATIONS TO CHECK INFLUX OF SUBSTANDARD PRODUCTS
The Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma has said that the agency would continue to intensify efforts aimed at checkmating influx of substandard products into the country, across major points of entry.
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