Tag: Nigeria’s border closure
ECOWAS sets up review committee on Nigeria’s border closure
The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore…
Border closure: Farmers in Kwara count blessings
Farmers and local foodstuff sellers in Kwara South Senatorial District say the partial closure of the nation’s land borders is…
Border closure: Rice millers in Gombe make brisk profits
Rice millers in Gombe State comment on the increase in sales and patronage of locally-sourced rice since the closure of…
‘China closed its borders for 40 years and they’re better now’ -NCS
The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Rtd Hameed Ibrahim Ali said in an interview that the decision to…
Nigeria’s border closure will extend beyond January 2020
The partial closure of Nigeria's land border with neighbours will continue beyond January 2020 and will only be terminated until…
Border closure: Rice dealers seek FG loan
Some rice farmers have appealed to the Federal Government to provide them with affordable loan facilities to boost production to reduce…
Nigeriens groan as Nigeria’s border closure hits hard
Along with Benin, Niger, which shares a 1,500-kilometre (900-mile) border with Nigeria, has been badly hit by the closure of…
RIFAN claims border closure not enriching farmers
Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, the National President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), says the closure of Nigeria’s land borders is…
Bomb making materials, others seized at shut border
The Nigerian Customs Service has done a stocktaking of the gains that Nigeria has had from the closure of its…
Border Closure: Nigerians groan as prices of staple food skyrocket
Nigerians are now feeling the pains arising from the border closure as the prices of staple foods such as rice,…
Emir of Dutse commends FG on border closure
The Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Muhammadu Sunusi has commended the Federal Government for the closure of the Nigerian borders.
Border closure: Lawmaker wants Nigerians to shun imported goods
Mr Olumuyiwa Jimoh, the Deputy Majority Leader in the Lagos State House of Assembly on Sunday urged Nigerians to be…
Nigerian borders will remain shut
Retired Col. Hameed Ali, the Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says Nigeria’s borders will remain closed until the country…