THE Nigerian government has announced a ban on the importation of vehicles and other goods overland in a bid to increase activity at its under-used ports. In recent years, thousands of cars have been imported into Nigeria from the neighbouring countries of Benin and Niger. Finance Minister Adamu Ciroma said the importation of electricity generators would also have to be approved by the officials of the state-run electricity company NEPA. Nigeria is one of the world’s leading users of privately-owned generators because of the abysmal performance of the state-run power company. – AFP