The Nigeria Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS) facilitates agricultural trade for both importers and exporters and safeguard agricultural and natural resources from the risks associated with the entry, establishment or spread of exotic plant pests and noxious weeds. NPQS strives to ensure that imported plant and plant products are free of harmful pests which are achieved by regulating the importation of agricultural products with import permit, import requirements, inspection, treatment where necessary and phytosanitary certificate.