Importation of Okada falls by 42.1% amid ban in Lagos, Kano, others

BY SULE TAHIR

Nigeria’s spending on the importation of motorcycles fell to N212.64   billion in 2022 representing a 42 percent increase from N367.39 billion spent in 2021.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics.

The decline in the importation bill occurred the same year that Kano, Kaduna, and Lagos State Governments banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, also known as Okada, on major roads.