The Nigeria Custom Service has seized a 20ft container of ready-to-eat
Nigerian food imported from India at Tin Can Island Port, Lagos.
The
Customs Area Controller, of Tin Can Island Port, Comptroller Bashar
Yusuf, handed over a container found to contain 1,395 cartons of
ready-to-eat food such as Yam Porridge, Beans Porridge, Egusi Soup etc,
to Mr. Udo Ekpo, a Deputy Director of NAFDAC on Monday, November 28th.
Addressing stakeholders at the premises of SDV/SCOA where he handed over the container, the Controller
described the scenario as an aberration considering the fact that the
Federal Government of Nigeria in her wisdom granted zero duty for the
importation of machinery for the packaging of Agricultural products into
the country, and wondered why an indigenous menu would be imported into
the country at a time when investors are much sought for to boast local
Industries.
Speaking further, he charged would be investors to
look at the export potentials which abound in the country and take
advantage of same for their Socio-Economic benefits.
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