Ironi:
Whiles you guys are pushing your country towards protectionism you are trying to offload your pestlike population onto Ghana.

You are invading Ghana like pests and opening shops everywhere and bringing along your violent and aggressive and lawlessness.

You will not even allow certain products to be exported from Ghana to Nigeria and yet you think Nigerians should be allowed to invade and open shops in the Ghanaian retail industry which by law is reserved for Ghanaians.

Now you want more protectionism.

This regional integration shit is going to get nasty before it gets any better.

Why do you hate Nigerians?

It will be nice...but can it work in this country? Because imported rice is still everywhere....it is a pity that we even import chicken, turkey, tomato paste, vegetable oil etc....frozen foods that was preserved with dangerous chemicals.....

The government need to start arresting and jailing those importing them...

Adieza:
Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has called on the Federal Government to ban the importation of maize into the country to encourage local production.
Alhaji Bello Abubakar, the National President of the association, made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Sunday.
Abubakar was reacting to a recent publication by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) on a request by Grand Cereals Limited to import maize into the country.
He said the move was `unpatriotic’ and targeted at thwarting the efforts of farmers and the government toward achieving self-sufficiency in maize production.
According to him, farmers produce enough and better maize to feed the country than what is being imported.
“Our last year’s production was 15 million tonnes and this year, we produced 20 million tonnes of maize and the required quantity for all maize processors in Nigeria is about eight million tonnes.
“Government intervention in the agricultural sector has put in place the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) to encourage local production of agricultural commodities including maize.
“MAAN is executing the ABP in 19 states which has empowered about 100,000 on and off farm employment.
“This contribution of MAAN, if complemented by other large scale maize grain users, will create more than one million on and off farm employment in the maize value chain.
“Therefore, we request that the importation of maize grain in any form is considered counter-productive to agricultural development in Nigeria and should be discouraged in its entirety,’’ he said.
On armyworm devastation of maize farms, Abubakar said that the Federal Government, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), had put in place measures to address the disease.
“Members of MAAN were trained and pesticides, fertiliser, seeds were given to them by the Federal Government and FAO to manage the pest.
“ This year, there is no infestation of armyworm like last year,’’ he said.
He however, appealed to companies who involved in maize importation to provide their preferred maize seedlings to local farmers to grow, to encourage production of improved varieties.
Mr Rufus Ebegba, the Director General of NBMA, said the agency had received a request by Grand Cereals Limited to import maize into the country.
Ebegba, however, disclosed that the permit had not been granted for the maize import.
“It is true but the permit has not been granted,’’ he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that MAAN was established to provide research on maize production, quality input to farmers, coordinate between farmers and the government.
MAAN is made up of maize scientists and researchers, input suppliers, service providers, farmers, marketers, maize suppliers and processors.
The association, which has its presence in the 36 states and FCT, has over 10 million registered farmers and members.

https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/11/farmers-want-fg-to-ban-maize-importation.html

foreign Education should also be banned to improve the local varsities standard to world and that will also solve ASUU striking!

Efewestern:

Why do you hate Nigerians?

Instead of responding to the issue I raised you have started talking about hatred for Nigerians , as usual.

Talk about the issue I raised.

SirHouloo:
I doubt if we import corn though but placing a ban on it will do nothing about it. the one placed on rice has proven that.

we do import corn!

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Nigerian Maize farmers worry about huge importation

That will not be a bad idea. just that the moment it's done as you people are requesting, you will out of greed cause artificial scarcity and hype price such that it would be too difficult for ordinary citizens to afford.

Ironi:
Whiles you guys are pushing your country towards protectionism you are trying to offload your pestlike population onto Ghana.

You are invading Ghana like pests and opening shops everywhere and bringing along your violent and aggressive and lawlessness.

You will not even allow certain products to be exported from Ghana to Nigeria and yet you think Nigerians should be allowed to invade and open shops in the Ghanaian retail industry which by law is reserved for Ghanaians.

Now you want more protectionism.

This regional integration shit is going to get nasty before it gets any better.

You can call it pestlike population or whatever you want to call us, However, Nigeria population is a huge market for us and and by default, Nigerians are industrious and business oriented that's why you see huge influx of Nigerians doing their business in other country. The last time I checked nothing stop ECOWAS countries from trading among themselves. I don't know WHR you get ur theory from that we don't accept goods from Ghana except from some banned and blacklisted goods. If your goods fall into these category den you can look else WHR
But the fact that you referred to our 180,000,000 population as pestlikes, such statement is hatred and xenophobic. I thought its only south Africa that does that

Do we even import maize? Maize is relatively easy to grow.


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Legendguy:


You can call it pestlike population or whatever you want to call us, However, Nigeria population is a huge market for us and and by default, Nigerians are industrious and business oriented that's why you see huge influx of Nigerians doing their business in other country. The last time I checked nothing stop ECOWAS countries from trading among themselves. I don't know WHR you get ur theory from that we don't accept goods from Ghana except from some banned and blacklisted goods. If your goods fall into these category den you can look else WHR
But the fact that you referred to our 180,000,000 population as pestlikes, such statement is hatred and xenophobic. I thought its only south Africa that does that

...and he had to come on a 'Nigerian' forum to say it. If he doesn't like Nigerians he should stay away from them, and not join their forums.

adamooye:
When people cry of hunger in the land, I just thank God.

Those maize look stunted..
Having tassels at that height
You sure say you be farmer

Ironi:
Whiles you guys are pushing your country towards protectionism you are trying to offload your pestlike population onto Ghana.

You are invading Ghana like pests and opening shops everywhere and bringing along your violent and aggressive and lawlessness.

You will not even allow certain products to be exported from Ghana to Nigeria and yet you think Nigerians should be allowed to invade and open shops in the Ghanaian retail industry which by law is reserved for Ghanaians.

Now you want more protectionism.

This regional integration shit is going to get nasty before it gets any better.

Yes what you refuse others to enjoy from you, you can't enjoy from others. Nigerians are clamouring to export every every while crying heavily that they import from others.

The world is watching!

Smugglers that hate the growth of the country won't stop importing from the backdoor with the help of corrupt customs officers (Their role model is Atiku)

SirHouloo:
I doubt if we import corn though but placing a ban on it will do nothing about it. the one placed on rice has proven that.

So we've been importing maize in this country? Very soon na sand we go dey import. rubbish!

okay