Tag: Border closure
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Nigeria will abide by agreement reached with neighbours on border issue – Buhari
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed willingness of his administration to implement the decision of the tripartite committee, made up of Nigeria, Benin and Niger, on the partial closure of…
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Buhari orders crackdown on security agents undermining border drill
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As part of the Federal Government’s effort to ensure food security and improve local production of goods at competitive prices, President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned ‘OPERATION SWIFT RESPONSE’ as a border…
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Influx of arms and hard drugs, not just rice, led to border closure, Buhari tells Ghanaian president
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The partial closure of Nigeria’s borders is not caused solely because food products, particularly rice, were being smuggled into Nigeria, but also because arms and ammunition, as well as hard…
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Nigeria’s border closure not meant to punish our neighbours, says Buhari in London
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President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in London said that the partial closure of Nigeria’s borders is not meant to punish her neighbours, but to strengthen the country’s security and economy. At…
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Rice smugglers have invited bandits from Niger Republic to ‘clear the borders’ –Gov Masari
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Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina has put the blame on the new wave of insecurity in the state at the door steps of rice smugglers. He said they have…
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Border Drill: Nigeria’s integrated mills now produce about 150,000 bags of rice daily – Lai Mohammed
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (second right); Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono (second left); Assistant Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service…
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Domestic consumption of fuel down by 30 percent due to border closure – Buhari
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Two months into closure of Nigeria’s land border to curb smuggling activities, especially rice, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is betting on same measure to rekindle the agriculture sector. The government’s…
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Border Closure: FG says no more subsidy for W/Africa
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The Federal Government says the closure of the nation’s border has little or no effect on the rising prices of commodities. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…