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President Buhari Orders Immediate Reopening Of Land Borders by Insidenaija: 8:21am On Dec 17, 2020 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of four major land borders in Nigeria, Insidenaija reports. The four borders are Seme in the South-west part of the country, Ilela in the North-west part of the country, Maitagari in the North-west part of the country and Mfun in the South-south part of the country. Nigeria’s finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, made this disclosure at the end of Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. While the four borders are to be immediately reopened, “the ban on importation of rice, poultry and other banned products still subsists and will be implemented by border patrol team,” Mrs Ahmed said. While the four borders are to be immediately reopened, “the ban on importation of rice, poultry and other banned products still subsists and will be implemented by border patrol team,” Mrs Ahmed said. She explained: “I am here to just report that His Excellency, the President, approved the recommendations of the committee that I chaired with the Minister of Trade and Investment as member, Minister of Interior as member, Minister of Foreign Affairs as member, National Security Adviser as member and Comptroller General of Customs. “This committee was mandated to review and advise on the reopening of the Nigerian borders and after recommendations, the president approved the reopening of four land borders, namely: Seme in the South-west part of the country, Ilela in the North-west part of the country, Maitagari in the North-west part of the country and Mfun in the South-south part of the country. “So, these four land land borders will be reopened immediately while the remaining borders are directed to be reopened on or before 31st of December, 2020. Mr. President has also directed on the reopening of the borders that while others are being reopened, the ban on importation of rice, poultry and other banned products still subsists and will be implemented by border patrol team.” Nigeria shut its land borders last year as parts of government’s sustained efforts to check smuggling and other illicit cross-border activities. But the nation showed its willingness to re-open the border last month, amid skyrocketing food prices and increased calls for reopening of the borders. The government hinted that it would open the border after the nation fell into its second recession in five years, according to GDP data released by the National Bureau of Statistics for the third quarter of 2020. Many have attributed the economic recession partly to the border closure that has been in place since August 2019, which, among others, has seen inflation rise to a 30-month high. Policy experts have said that lifting the blockade will help check the recession, the nation’s worst in decades, and ease the economic hardship faced by its citizens. In November, Mrs Ahmed said President Muhammadu Buhari would soon receive a report of a presidential committee to advise on the reopening of the land borders. The minister said although the committee set up by Mr Buhari had done an assessment of the gains of the closure and had recommended to the president to reopen the borders, the report had not been submitted. Source: https://insidenaija.com.ng/president-buhari-orders-immediate-reopening-of-land-borders/
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Re: President Buhari Orders Immediate Reopening Of Land Borders by Cubana01: 8:22am On Dec 17, 2020 |
At last.... I thought they said Covid-19 second wave is coming |
Re: President Buhari Orders Immediate Reopening Of Land Borders by Insidenaija: 8:23am On Dec 17, 2020 |
Cc: Lalasticala, Mnd44, Dominique |
Re: President Buhari Orders Immediate Reopening Of Land Borders by Mokason288(m): 8:30am On Dec 17, 2020 |
Buhari’s birthday is today and what I don’t like is the choice of words most people use What is All Nigerians are wishing happy birthday? I HOPE I MADE SENSE |
Re: President Buhari Orders Immediate Reopening Of Land Borders by airminem(f): 8:37am On Dec 17, 2020 |
Central bank gov. Are bunch of sick regulators |
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