Tag: border closure
The unsung gain of Nigeria’s partial border closure
One aspect of the partial closure of Nigeria’s land borders that is unsung is the push for greater cross-border security…
Coronavirus: Travellers stranded at Rivers border cry for help
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Abia/Rivers State border located at Oyigbo, in Oyigbo local government area of Rivers…
Buhari: Why we shut Nigeria’s borders
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said the resolution of the partial closure of Nigeria’s land border to goods from…
Border closure: Burkina Faso’s President Kabore consults with Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday held a closed–door meeting with President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso at the…
Mixed reactions continue to trail border closure
Stakeholders in the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have continued to express mix reactions to the continued partial border closure by…
Border closure best for Nigeria – Fr Fogos
Rev. Fr. Kizito Fogos, the Parish Priest of Church of Assumption Chongo’ Pyeng, Jos, says the decision by the Federal…
Fuel scarcity hits Baruten LGA, Kwara Speaker cries out
The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi, has expressed concern over fuel scarcity in four districts of Baruten…
How border closure saved Nigeria’s poultry industry N50b
The land border closure with neighbouring countries has saved the poultry industry in Nigeria about N50 billion since its commencement…
Why border closure must be sustained – Farmers Association
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged Federal Government to sustain its current border closure, saying it would…
Border closure: Buhari says fuel consumption down by 30%, PPPRA contradicts him
President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria's domestic fuel consumption had dropped by more than 30 per cent since the closure of…
Umahi drums support for FG’s border closure
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has declared support to the Federal Government’s closure of the nation’s borders, commending President Muhammadu…
Border closure: Benin Republic unrepentant — FG
The Federal Government has accused the Republic of Benin of being recalcitrant in its importation of prohibited goods for ultimate…
Border closure presents opportunities for agric investment
A leading livestock feeds miller, Mr Austin Dalyop, has said that the land border closure provides an opportunity for Nigerians…
Obasanjo backs Buhari on border closure, urges Benin to mend its ways
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has spoken in favour of Nigeria's partial border closure with neighbours and urged Benin Republic, to…
Border Closure: ‘Benin must mend its ways with Nigeria’ – Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, urged Nigeria’s west coast neighbour, Benin Republic, to change its ways for a harmonious bilateral…
6 major gains of border closure to Nigeria: FG
The Federal Government has listed higher import revenue, lower domestic fuel consumption and increased rice production by local farmers among…
Border closure: FG sends ministerial delegation to Seme(video)
A ministerial delegation, including minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has arrived Seme border to inspect and assess…
How border closure ‘ll affect Nigeria’s economy – Banker
Mr Abraham Azeigbe, Access Bank Group Head, Retail Operations, says the closure of the nation’s borders by the Federal Government…
Border closure: Gains and Pains
A Panel of Discussants on Thursday expressed divergent views on the closure of the country's borders, arguing whether or not…
Border closure, Buhari’s best decision – Lawmaker
Rep. Simon Atigwe (PDP-Enugu), a member of the House of Representatives, has called on the Federal Government to sustain the…
How Nigerians will benefit from border closure — Minister
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Mustapha Baba-Shehuri, says Nigerians would benefit from the border closure…
Border closure threatens members’ jobs: Union leader
Workers under the aegis of the The National Union of Chemical Footwear Rubber Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees (NUCFRLANMPE) may…
Mending the cracks in the Benin-Nigeria trade relationship
On 21 August this year, the Seme-Krake border between Nigeria and Benin was closed without prior notice. This was part…
Border closure: IMF tacitly backs Nigeria
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed Nigeria’s closure of its borders with some neighbouring countries over issues bordering on…
Border closure opportunity for farmers to build capacity – Expert
Mr. Ismail Olawale, an agriculture expert, has called on Nigerian farmers to seize the opportunity of the border closure to…
Why Nigeria’s border closure became necessary
The Nigeria Customs Service has given more details on the closure of Nigeria borders during a meeting with rice farmers in…
Border closure: Traders lose N15billion, says Igbo group
The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), a pan-Igbo socio-political group, has decried economic hardship being faced by Nigerians, especially traders nationwide,…
Rice smuggling: Nigerian Govt commended for border closure
The Elephant Group Plc., a leading agro-allied company, says it supports the planned closure of land borders by the Federal…
Border closure: Ambode’s aide cautions Nigerian Govt
Mr Sanni Okanlawon, the Special Adviser on Food Security to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Friday advised the…
Union backs threat to close land borders
The National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) says it supports the Federal Government’s threat to…