Tag: Border closure

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Border closure: Niger Republic frets, bans rice export to Nigeria

October 14, 2019
Ships & Ports

  Niger Republic has banned the exportation of rice to Nigeria following the closure of nation’s…

Editorial

Border closure and unintended consequences

October 7, 2019
Ships & Ports

  The recent closure of Seme Border, the popular Nigerian border with Benin Republic, has observably…

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FACT CHECK: Was Customs CG correct on increased revenue generation after border closure?  

October 7, 2019
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, on Wednesday told members of the National Assembly that…

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Oshiomhole backs FG on extended border closure

October 4, 2019
Ships & Ports

  The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomole, has said that Nigerian borders…

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Border closure: Customs now rakes in N5.8bn a day — Ali

October 3, 2019
Ships & Ports

  The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, on Wednesday told members of the National Assembly that…

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Border closure only way to enforce anti-smuggling law — Sanusi

September 19, 2019
Ships & Ports

  Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says he supports the Federal Government’s decision to close…

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Smuggling: Rice millers laud FG on border closure

September 2, 2019
Shulammite 'Foyeku

The Rice Millers, Importers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (RIMIDAN), has commended the Federal Government for…

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Lagos faults border closure against rice importation

June 22, 2018
Jite Eriabie

The Special Adviser on Food Security to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Sanni Okanlawon, has…