- The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has clarified that the importation of rice into the country remains banned
- The Customs Comptroller General, Adewale Adeniyi, said that the duty-free import does not apply to rice
- He said the Customs Prohibition Act banned rice importation through the land border.
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed that the new fiscal actions on food imports apply only to paddy rice. At the same time, the Nigerian government maintains its restriction on rice imports via land borders.
