Fish import bill drops 14% to N167bn in Q2’26 – NBS

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Fish import bill drops 14% to N167bn in Q2’26 – NBS

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Nigeria's fish import bill declined by 14.8% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the same quarter the previous year. Despite the decline, herrings have defied the overall downward trend, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

…as Herrings specie defies general trend By Cynthia Alo Nigeria spent about N167.91 billion importing different fish varieties in the second quarter of 2026, Q2’26. But the figure represents a 14.8 per cent decline from N197.17 billion recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025, Q2’25. Data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Foreign […] The post Fish import bill drops 14% to N167bn in Q2’26 – NBS appeared first on Vanguard News.

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