Good info, this means its 10yrs instead of 8yrs, cool, tx man, good job

Oya Good people for US & CANADA, make una bring those 1999 rides sharp sharp o!!]

nice thing to hear

Pls are SUVs categorised as buses or cars?

gud news, i only hope it will impact directly on the price.

@Pastor_t, I am not sure nigeria government will categorise SUVs as buses/trucks. You may want to double-check with customs. I will play safe and get one less than 10 years old. Also, think about it, what do you want to do with an SUV that's over 10 years old? I will not recommend you buy it.

I am not sure what to make of this.
Not everyone is able to go to the bank and get a loan to buy vehicles that are 10 years of age and newer, so those that depends on the older rides are in big trouble then, and prices of rides will jump up, meanwhile salary remain same.
Though, it will rid Nigeria of all the jumks being imported, but there is pros and cons to it all.

Good but our industry should put in place

Fhemmmy:

I am not sure what to make of this.
Not everyone is able to go to the bank and get a loan to buy vehicles that are 10 years of age and newer, so those that depends on the older rides are in big trouble then, and prices of rides will jump up, meanwhile salary remain same.
Though, it will rid Nigeria of all the jumks being imported, but there is pros and cons to it all.

I beg to defer. adding extra 2 yrs will lead to influx of cars, more choice, better competition and most importantly reduction in car prices.

jay bee:

I beg to defer. adding extra 2 years will lead to influx of cars, more choice, better competition and most importantly reduction in car prices.

I concur.

I concur too

Dealers Beware:

In a five-year tariff regime released in Abuja yesterday by the Director-General of Budget Office, Dr. Bright Okogu, the government said that from 2008 to 2012, any car older than 10 years would not be allowed into Nigeria.

To ensure full compliance with the new order, the government has empowered the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to seize such cars from dealers and importers[/color].

The added:

NCS boss, Mr. Ahmed Mustapha, said that his men are [color=#990000]set to invade the markets, raid shops and confiscate the items (cars) should they still find their way into the country in spite of the new rule.

Now what will the government do with the seized vehicles? Crush and recycle them? Do they even have the facilities to do proper recycling? Lets wait and see.

egin:

Good news. Nigerians can now bring in more junks

Kinda unfair. of that comment. Cars already on the streets are junk anyway. Not many ppl can still afford a 10-yr old car. Even here in the good ol U.S.A

egin:

Good news. Nigerians can now bring in more junks

Do you even know the average salaries of common hard working Nigerians (not the thiefing politicians & government officials) on the street? These people clearly cannot afford newer vehicles but i do agree that a policy to gradualy phase out those death moving thrash called cars or accident waiting to happen junks ought to be introduced.
People do need to move around and giving consumers the opportunity to access a more competitive affordable market will only benefit everyone.
Yes their will always be a downside to this in terms of increase of cars on the road (more traffic on already bad road network) and that will surely be addressed once the government start investing in alternative mode of transport

shipping car older than ten year is a good thing .

why not ban the importion of those car and develop our industry