adioolayi:
keep complaining ....The closure is here to stay.

ednut1:
Are we queuing for food Are the markets empty Answer is no. Am with Buhari on this

solmusdesigns:
we can borrow to buy rice

ednut1:
Are we queuing for food Are the markets empty Answer is no. Am with Buhari on this

gaetano:
Buhari did this "close the border" thing in 1984 and 1985. You guys didn't learn.

Now it appears that his second term will even be more protectionist than his first term.

The Pic below is from the Adeshina days (Adeshina was simply the most remarkable agriculture minister Nigeria ever add). He wasn't simply a "close the border and magic will happen" kind of minister.

How many of these problems will "closing the borders" solve? Please ask Buharideens.

Techsunny:
Idoit! this type of people should nt share things in common with Biafrans, intellect2% vision, 1%.Northern Fools can't even produce self sufficient ..... for one state in Nigeria here ranting closure is here to stay, mumu can't eve see 2square meals to eat.Suffering ndsmiling.

adioolayi:
keep complaining ....The closure is here to stay.

For majority of Nigeria's population born in 70's and early 80's......Rice was gold...eaten mostly around festive period and in parties. Maybe we should go back to that era and start eating our porridge corn and Beans. (Egbo ati ewa)

Beremx:
Nigeria is not self sufficient In all ramifications. Buhari should stop deceiving himself that he is working. Instead, he is adding more sufferings to Nigerians

Mexyz:
Oga I support the border closure because I have been eating Nigerian rice for long now without knowing, but your useless opinion that rice should only be eating during festive period just because that was the practice in the 70s is laughable.
Always think before typing, I don't need to remind you that we are in 2019, I guess you still use black and white TV in your house.

TheSaxophonist:
When the federal government announced the closure of Nigeria’s land borders on the 20th of August, it sighted the need to establish a relationship of mutual coexistence between Nigeria and her neighbors. The Nigerian customs boss maintained that Nigeria’s land borders would remain shut until neighbouring countries comply with protocols on movement of goods and persons as established by the Economic Community of West African States.

While some experts have questioned the legality of the move, others have praised it for the economic advantages it supposedly offers Nigerian farmers.

Short cut to success
When the federal government launched the economic recovery and growth plan (ERGP) in 2017, one of its cardinal stanchions was to create over 15 million jobs by 2020, as well as drive food security by achieving self sufficiency in tomato (2017), rice (2018) and wheat (2020).

By 2018, Nigeria’s demand for rice had risen to 6.7 million tons, with domestic production falling well below 4 million tons in the same period. Despite a 70% hike in tariffs and levies since 2015, but with local production still far below demand, rice has found its way across Nigeria’s borders by hook or crook.

Since the recent land border closure intended to enforce an outright ban on rice importation, the price of rice has risen abruptly. Since June 2019, one kilogramme of rice (imported high quality sold loose) has gone from N352.82 per kilogramme to N540 per kilogramme. With local production hardly rising above previous levels and consumers moving away from the expensive foreign alternative, some experts predict that the price of a kilogramme of rice might stabilize at N800 by the years’ end (that’s N40,000 for a 50 kilogrammes bag).

Self sufficiency should translate to our local demand been met by local production and if this be the case, we are still half way there.

However, with time the federal government’s cosmetic approach if sustained might force a drop in general consumption, as Nigerian consumers bare the largest share of the policies burden.

If prices continue to rise as predicted and consumption falls with respect to the elasticity of rice, then that point comes when the general demand will match local production. At this point we can say we are “self sufficient”, but definitely not at the current disequilibrium.

Good or bad policy?
The Nigerian customs recently revealed that it has raked an average of N4.7 billion to N5.8 billion daily since the border closure. An estimate it claimed was above its initial revenue prior to the closure.

The federal government also claims that since the border was closed on the 20th of August, the diversion of petroleum products from Nigeria to neighbouring countries had ceased, saving us 10.2 million litres of premium motor spirit (PMS).

What’s the catch?
In its latest inflation report, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that consumer price index had risen to 11.24% by September 2019. Previous data from the NBS showed that inflation began to rise following Nigeria’s closure of its land borders.

With an outright ban on trade through the nation’s land borders, aggregate demand seems to outpace aggregate supply. This unavailability of adequate supply leads producers/suppliers to increase prices, thus leading to a demand-pull inflation.

From being forced to settle for low quality staple food, to increase in the general price level, the average Nigerian pays the price for the federal government’s border closure policy.

By Cephas Kadiri and Uwemedimoh Sampson

Source:
http://www.gpggnigeria.org/border-closure-are-we-truly-self-sufficient-in-food-production/

adioolayi:

Why the abuse I provided an alternative to anyone who cannot afford rice... na crime

adioolayi:
keep complaining ....The closure is here to stay.

For majority of Nigeria's population born in 70's and early 80's......Rice was gold...eaten mostly around festive period and in parties. Maybe we should go back to that era and start eating our porridge corn and Beans. (Egbo ati ewa)

adioolayi:
keep complaining ....The closure is here to stay.

For majority of Nigeria's population born in 70's and early 80's......Rice was gold...eaten mostly around festive period and in parties. Maybe we should go back to that era and start eating our porridge corn and Beans. (Egbo ati ewa)

adioolayi:
keep complaining ....The closure is here to stay.

For majority of Nigeria's population born in 70's and early 80's......Rice was gold...eaten mostly around festive period and in parties. Maybe we should go back to that era and start eating our porridge corn and Beans. (Egbo ati ewa)

NewsMuncher:

Lol. It's not off head though, its offhand

Twoclans:
Truth be told we are not self sufficient yet,however we need to feel the pain of some decisions to enable us become a great nation .

Mexyz:
. No Sir, I did not abuse you, I only pointed out that your opinion was useless and you should endeavor to always give out critically thought ideas...
I apologize if it sounds like an insult to you.. E mabinu

adioolayi:

Criticism is welcome, constructive criticism devoid of any element of abuse is most welcome. Calling people's opinion "Useless" and saying ideas are not "Critically thought of" shows the path you belong...desist from acts of this nature and toe the right path...especially on public forum like this.

MNDY:
Are we talking about only rice? What of the price of other things we cannot produce that has been banned from coming in and has become scarce and more expensive because of the border closure?