Importation in a sentence

The house is also to investigate the alleged indiscriminate issuance of licences for the importation of Premium Motor Spirit, importation of substandard petroleum products, as well as the failure of regulators.

The meter manufacturers also said that the directive to defer 35 per cent import duties on importation of pre-paid meters was an incentive for mass importation of pre-paid meters as against upscaling of production capacity of Nigeria in pre-paid meters.

The report said the largest amount of capital importation was received through Portfolio investment, which accounted for $2.99bn representing 55.88 per cent of total capital importation.

The police, bent on recovering the container, reportedly rounded up all those involved in its importation on suspicion that they might be the gang that masterminded the importation of dangerous weapons seized at the Port, not long ago.

A 42-year-old man and 45-year-old woman were arrested and charged on Tuesday, November 21 in Griffith as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged drug importation in the state's south.

According to him, it is unfortunate that as one of the leading oil-producing countries in the world, Nigeria has no functioning refinery and spends huge foreign exchange on fuel importation.

According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), DTO was allegedly involved in the illegal importation, distribution, and misbranding of prescription operating from India, and reaching customers in the USA,” Ramkisson-kara said.

According to Wanjohi Ndagu, the Partner and Investment Director at Pearl Capital Partners Ltd based in Uganda, many African governments have policies that favour importation even when farmers in those countries have bumper harvests of the same product.

A few weeks ago, President Marcos Jr. has ordered the DA to fast-track the importation of 64,050 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar through the MAV mechanism to further “stabilize” sugar prices that have remained elevated.

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister has granted thousands of permits for the importation of eggs and poultry meat to ensure sufficient stocks is available for the holiday season.

Andrew Taylor, 37, who has five convictions for seven offences, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a class B drug and conspiracy to supply cannabis.

A suspected drug courier was remanded in custody on Sunday after pleading not guilty to the importation of some 7kg of suspected cocaine and 100 grams of cannabis hidden inside his van as he crossed over from Sicily to Malta.

But does his government’s presence in the importation and distribution of fuels not go against the very grain of his argument that government must be run as a business?

But the judge told the defendant, of Winnifred Road, Liverpool: "Even though you were under pressure, you knew what you were doing; you were recently convicted of the importation of cannabis and got two years for that.

California cannot ban the importation and sale of crocodile and alligator products, a federal judge has ruled, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in a victory for the state of Louisiana, which challenged the ban along with businesses in multiple states.

Dr Chimedza also said countries such as Tanzania, through its Tanzania Bureau of Standards had on April 19, 2023, also moved to ban the importation, distribution and sale of Johnson and Johnson baby powder containing the taic ingredient.

Edu, who was accompanied by the National Programme Manager of the Community and Social Development Project, Olubunmi Bello, added that there was a need for the government to ban the importation of foreign Adire products.

Empowering fish farmers from the Niger Delta axis with modern fish farming skills and technology from Vietnam, will make Nigeria become a net exporter of fish in 12 months, thereby saving the yearly $1.27billion spent in fish importation.

Farmers will also be looking for a swift enactment of the Windsor clauses that reverse bans on the importation from Great Britain and 11 native British trees, along with a relaxation of rules regarding secondhand farm machinery.

Food aid and importation have been a Band-Aid for much deeper problems.