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Analysts warn Nigeria over planned fish import ban

Government's plan to reduce imports by 25% every year would cause 'severe shortages', and appears poorly thought-out, warn analysts

By Undercurrent News | Oct. 15, 2013 07:55 BST
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Lekki Market in Nigeria. The country imports more than $624m worth of fish a year, according to some official data, though actual figures are hard to get by. Photo: shawnleishman
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