ednut1:
so let it remain closed. We will eat what we have

BuhariBuster:
For those rejoicing, read this part



The rising demand will only result in one thing, price increase. With no parallel increase in income, the poor Nigerian will be poorer at the expense of the rich. Tighten your belts folks!

Hardnews:
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the nation’s land borders will remain closed until neighbouring countries meet the requirements for it to be reopened.

Emefiele said this on Monday while speaking to journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
The federal government had closed the country’s land borders to importing and exporting of all items in a bid to curb illegal trading activities by Nigeria’s neighbours.

Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), had said that Nigeria’s borders will remain closed until the country and its neighbours agree on existing ECOWAS protocol on movement.

Despite several calls by stakeholders for the re-opening of the borders, Emefiele said the affected countries must first have “concrete engagements” on mutual anti-smuggling policies.

He explained that the smuggling of goods through these countries undermines Nigeria’s economic policy.

“We are not saying that the borders should be closed in perpetuity, but that before the borders are reopened, there must be concrete engagements with countries that are involved in using their ports and countries as landing ports for bringing in goods meant for local consumption, it is understandable,” Emefiele said.

“But the fact that those products are landed in their countries and then transshipped or smuggled into Nigeria is something that I am sure you all agree as Nigerians we should not allow happening because it undermines our economic policy, it undermines our own desire to make sure that industries are alive and jobs are created in Nigeria.”

Emefiele further said that the country’s rice and poultry farmers have, since the closure, recorded improved sales.

“Recently, and this is the absolute truth, about two weeks before the border closure, the chairman of the Rice Processors Association, incidentally, he owns Umza Rice in Kano, called me and said that all the rice millers and processors are having in their warehouses nothing less than 25,000 metric tons of milled rice. That this rice has been unsold because of the smuggling and dumping through Republic of Benin and other border posts that we have in the country and that he would want us to do something about it,” he said.

“Secondly, we also have members of the Poultry Association of Nigeria who also complained that they have thousands of crates of eggs that they could not sell together with even some of the processed chickens also arising from the problem of smuggling and dumping of poultry products into Nigeria.

“A week after the borders were closed, the same rice millers association called to tell us that all the rice that they had in their warehouses have all been sold. Indeed, a lot of people have been depositing money in their accounts and they have even been telling them ‘please hold on don’t even pay money yet until we finished processing your rice’.

“The Poultry Associations have also come to say that they have sold all their eggs, they have sold all their processed chickens and that demand is rising.”
According to him, the improved sale of rice and poultry products is the benefit of closing the borders.

“So when you asked, what is the benefit of the border closure on the economy of Nigeria, I just used two products – poultry and rice. The benefit is that it has helped to create jobs for our people, it has helped to bring the integrated rice milling that we have in the country back into business again and they are making money. Our rural communities are bubbling because there are activities because rice farmers are able to sell their paddy. The poultry business is also doing well, and also maize farmers who produce maize from which feeds are produced are also doing business. These are the benefits,” he said.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had
backed Nigeria’s closure of its borders


good one but pls tell them to reduce the price of naija rice to 10k .........

i tell u everybody go praise buhari....


https://www.thecable.ng/emefiele-borders-remain-closed-neighbouring-countries-meet-conditions/amp

hatchy:
Ewu....na you buy data for me?

I know all of you in this platform....anything said about Buhari and his useless APC gets into your brain like hard drug.
You dont take criticism but you were the ones who criticized everything about past government.

Tyrants!

blowjohn:



nonsense!
Billions no dey enter ur own account ba.
Na another person account e dey enter.
Continue suspecting until u become a suspect!

BuhariBuster:
For those rejoicing, read this part

The rising demand will only result in one thing, price increase. With no parallel increase in income, the poor Nigerian will be poorer at the expense of the rich. Tighten your belts folks!

BuhariBuster:
For those rejoicing, read this part



The rising demand will only result in one thing, price increase. With no parallel increase in income, the poor Nigerian will be poorer at the expense of the rich. Tighten your belts folks!

frowland:
So we should open our borders to smuggling? Not a must to eat chicken brov.
I drove in from Togo to Nigeria on an official trip, I arrived Nigeria border around 3am. The level of smuggling was unimaginable. The cars were flowing in as if there was car race. Even ones without burnett, some without windscreens, cars that have been adjusted by welders to allow loads of rice fit in properly etc etc. If you love your country, at least this is the right step. Let them (Benin, Niger and Cameroon) work on their border. All this countries, all will gain afterwards.

pinkcottoncandy:
I am sorry but the border closure only shows our weaknesses....

Anti smuggling policies my foot....

How will they deal with the nigerian customs that overload themselves with bribes

Always blaming someone else for your mistakes

Sink the country with your policies lets all rest...afterall your children are all very well fed and educated under good policies abroad

Wicked people

One bag of rice is more expensive than your minimum wage yet you are proud of your policies...

There is time for everything...the masses are starving..this is not the time for harsh policies

adecz:



These mummu people are not
even aware that we the citizens are
even suffering more than our neighbors.

They are determined for this closure
because na govt dey feed them. They
care less for the masses..

Buhari & Osinbade have all doubled
their feeding & travelling allowances in the
2O2O budget. So selfish


As usual, buhari is using hunger as a
tool of governance just like he did in 1984!!

anonimi:


Are you admitting that barawo bubu and his Customs Controller have failed to secure our borders against smuggling


www.nairaland.com/attachments/4273199_23933_jpegdbf13f9559bd803801ff359bf863c3d0

BuhariBuster:
For those rejoicing, read this part



The rising demand will only result in one thing, price increase. With no parallel increase in income, the poor Nigerian will be poorer at the expense of the rich. Tighten your belts folks!

adecz:



These mummu people are not
even aware that we the citizens are
even suffering more than our neighbors.

They are determined for this closure
because na govt dey feed them. They
care less for the masses..

Buhari & Osinbade have all doubled
their feeding & travelling allowances in the
2O2O budget. So selfish


As usual, buhari is using hunger as a
tool of governance just like he did in 1984!!

Zimbola7:
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trash

Peacecoy19:
Bubu is not is evil. He just believe in Nigeria ,her capability,her potentials.Starting point for has always been Nigeria must be self sufficient in basic needs of it's people In this order. Food.consumer items infrastructure then Services Then export in the same order.Bhelieve and support Bubu and nigerias GDP will exceed 3trilliondollars by 2024.currently GDP is 1.3 trillion dollars.