The Nigerian federal government has expanded its import restrictions, banning a wide range of goods from countries outside the Economic Community of West African States as part of its 2026 fiscal policy measures.
The directive, contained in a circular issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance and signed by Finance Minister Wale Edun on April 1, 2026, outlines a revised import prohibition list covering 17 categories of products.
Beyond poultry and agricultural goods, the ban includes live or frozen birds, pork and beef products, bird eggs (except for breeding and research purposes), refined vegetable oils (with limited exceptions), sugar, cocoa products, processed tomatoes, sweetened and flavoured beverages, bagged cement, a broad range of medicines and waste pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, soaps and detergents, paper and packaging materials, large-capacity glass bottles, certain steel products, and ballpoint pens and their components.
