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…