₦airaland Forum

This government recovered so much looted funds, the customs makes so much, FIRS makes so much, oil and gas is also bumming, yet we have borrowed more than ever, yet no infrastructure, where are the monies ?

Area4Area:
Obviously you don't even know but shouting contraband upandan

I am not responsible for your miseducation please go and find the school that did this to U

hisexcellency34:
With all these money, why are they returning toll gates?

Why are they even still borrowing?

OhiOfIhima:
You might have d money to cash in those tins, remember your aging families back in d village are also in need of those things too..

I eat local rice and most people around me do same, if you need expensive foreign rice then pay the price

SarkinYarki:
I am not responsible for your miseducation please go and find the school that did this to U

Everyone can see how you are trying to shy away from a simple question

GeoAfrikana:
Democracy is a scam.

Communism is another scam.

Military or monarchy is the deal.

another name 4 Military and monarchy is TYRANNY

SarkinYarki:
Exactly where did the sudden increase come from is the borders where closed to contrabands

Many are just blind.

I hope it's not audio...

this just further proves that Nigeria is heavily import dependent, I bet most of the said revenue came from import duties, this is not good for the economy. if you are to juxtapose this revenue with the export revenue you will see the wide margin that does not tell well of our economy.

Laudable one but they still seek external borrowings again to run government... Pathetic if I must say.

This man.can lie oo .. Is he saying that those cargo that comes through.seme border.and other road borders do not pay duties or revenue as he stated .. he just want to use that sentiment to support his boss at the top .. meanwhile ... those legit business guys nko .. I have a friend that his customers are from Ghana. Togo, Benin .. what is their faith now .. This government just do not care about masses .. the custom and immigration has failed and this man.should acknowledge it ..not to come here to lie .. the border should not be close for any reason .. the government should hold the security agents responsible because they re paid for that .. besides they know where the problem is from .. they have more than 6 check point from.seme to.Lagos .. .. they re only good on harassing.innocent people but take bribe from the smugglers and let them bring in what ever ..the immigration and custom boss should resign immediately .. This re their responsibility .

Area4Area:
I eat local rice and most people around me do same, if you need expensive foreign rice then pay the price

Everybody can't be camp in the village like you man. The so called local rice is scarce n expensive than the foreign. why shouldn't the local rice enough b4 the closure?

Logobenz:
Propaganda as usual.
The borders will soon open.
What's the relationship between border closure and increase in customs revenues via regular ports,keeping in my mind that the goods that usually were imported through Benin republic are contraband?
Or have they now started letting in Turkey,rice and the likes via Lagos?
Borders will soon open!anyone can bet me if you want

You only listed contrabands but are these the only goods getting into Nigeria through the borders?

somehow:
You only listed contrabands but are these the only goods getting into Nigeria through the borders?

Most imports through land borders are contrabands.
The imports that matter anyway,not raw/unprocessed food kinda imports.
Else would you mind telling me why someone will import through Benin for Nigeria whereas our ports don't charge that much for regular commodity?
It's Nigeria we are talking about,not francophone Africa riddled with ridiculous taxes and duties.

mercyviv:
I still don't understand; how do you close a border, is there a gate there or wall or something that serves as a physical impediment? I say this because even before, the Seme border has been partially closed, yet contraband goods and materials still enter the country through the very porous border. So, has the borderline become less porous now or it has now been permanently surveiled by customs and security agencies or what??
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GUY ROAD BORDER DEY NA THAT IS WHERE MANY PEOPLE PASSING EITHER FOOT OR VEHICLES

EFCC KEEP TALKING AND BOOSTING OF RECOVERY - RECOVERY - RECOVERY OF TRILLIONS OF NAIRA THAT HANGS IN THE AIR. NOW NCS HAS JOIN THE CRUSADE OF RACKING IN BILIONS OF NAIRA. IF THESE CLAIMS ARE TRUE, WHY ARE WE NOT FEELING THE POSITIVE IMPACT WHY IS THE GOVT. KEEP BORROWING?? WHY OUR REFINERIES NOT WORKING WHY HIDING AND KEEP LYING ABOUT SUBSIDIES PAYMENT TO CABALS WHAT ARE THE WORKS AND DUTIES OF THESE .. . . . . . SENATE AND REPS, ARE THEY FOR DECORATION?" TO EARN FAT SALARIES, ARREARS, EXPENSIVE CARS

Logobenz:
Most imports through land borders are contrabands.
The imports that matter anyway,not raw/unprocessed food kinda imports.
Else would you mind telling me why someone will import through Benin for Nigeria whereas our ports don't charge that much for regular commodity?
It's Nigeria we are talking about,not francophone Africa riddled with ridiculous taxes and duties.

What exactly do you know about duties and tax?
What makes you think most are contrabands?

Because you hear more about the seizures?
And less about those not illegal since it won't make the news?

somehow:
What exactly do you know about duties and tax?
What makes you think most are contrabands?

Because you hear more about the seizures?
And less about those not illegal since it won't make the news?

What do I know about duties and tax?
I own my own importing business.I've been doing so for close to 7 years.
It's either you approach me with valid points,like a human whose head is still intact or creep back to wherever you came from.
Ok?
Also,I don't hear about seizures since I have first hand information.

Legal goods coming into Nigeria via the land borders mostly don't get taxed because the monies go into corrupt officers pocket at checkpoints and borders and none gets to the governments purse.

But now that nothing is allowed in, legal goods shift movements to the ports where most tax gets to the government
Short and simple!

Logobenz:
What do I know about duties and tax?
I own my own importing business.I've been doing so for close to 7 years.
It's either you approach me with valid points,like a human whose head is still intact or creep back to wherever you came from.
Ok?
Also,I don't hear about seizures since I have first hand information.

Talk like a civil and educated being oga
maybe you were gaining from the frauds and illegalities that went on at the land borders before closure. Now its paining you because you can't seem to have your way again.

All the enemies of this country shall be brought to their kneels

Dreal1247:
Battling Igbo businessmen and businesswomen. Trust them. They will always survive and succeed.

Nwanne, stop this.

Excessive importation kills local economy.

Maybe you should go and study how China became the second-largest economy in the world.

Our people must continue to use our expertise and industry to produce things locally.

We cannot keep growing the economies of Indonesia and Malaysia because of some stupid desire for foreign rice.

Ebonyi, Kebbi and Anambra are already doing a great job!

Other states should follow suit, including the private sector.

Gideoniteprime4:
these people crazy
okay fine you guys made billions in a day
but we nor they see wetin they dey take the money do
it is only God that can strike the person that invented democracy
communist 4 life

That is the problem with the Nigerian!

Customs made Five to Nine Billion in one day, (not mentioning that with the Nigerian factor, at least half of what is declared has already been stolen), does it not make sense to use the money you are making, to develop the Roads to the Port, improve Port clearance facility so that clearing is a breeze and those currently being forced to berth at our Port, can now see the need to actually want to berth there now and in the future?

Repair the access road to the Ports, remove all the criminal officers alomg the Port roads (one, just after leaving the first gate and climbing the Bridge, was still asking me to give him money and when l asked for what, he said "Officers on Duty".
I asked him whether l was the one who put the officers there or whether the Govt does not pay them? he got angry and started fiddling his gun while holding on to the Customs Duty payment papers l had given him to check! I gave him my 'eye-bal'l look and asked he return the papers if there is nothing else he wants to check and that l have a destination to go. he then asked me: Can l know you Sir? That question really annoyed me because you should not be doing your job or extorting people beased on who they are. I responded by asking him if he thinks l am a criminal (and l let him see that my companion's Phone was already rolling on Video Recording). he just handed over our paper without saying a word and walked away).
Once people find it easier to clear their goods (after paying appropriate Duties), the roads are good to travel and there is no molestation, they would all want to berth and clear goods in Nigeria.
teh ral criminals in all these are the Customs officers themselves who are making Billions of Naira daily, etorting and conniving with criminals to evade Customs Duty.
Govt should make every Custom officer to declare their assets yearly and there should be an independent body monitoring their asstes acquisition and bank accounts.
Just like the Police, a lot of people join the Customs/Immigration because of easy access to illicity and corrupt wealth

This is competition among the local manufacturing industries now....

It will welcome patronage for our made in Nigeria goods...

The regulatory bodies should be at work now so as the local manufacturing industries gives Nigerians quality products...

Federal government and their allies should fixed the source of electricity for better Nigeria...

somehow:
Legal goods coming into Nigeria via the land borders mostly don't get taxed because the monies go into corrupt officers pocket at checkpoints and borders and none gets to the governments purse.

But now that nothing is allowed in, legal goods shift movements to the ports where most tax gets to the government
Short and simple!

Legal goods you say?
I should not have wasted my time on you but I will to educate a fool like you.
Which importer will import through a country like Benin republic,pay import duty,transport by land to the borders,pay for logistics,gets to the borders and pay another import duty to the Nigerian customs,transport again from the border to Lagos or his target market to come and sell whereas his counterparts will just bring the same goods direct to Lagos and start selling after paying just customs and transport?
How Does a person who imports through Benin compete in the same market as those who went through Lagos,all bringing the same type of legal goods?
Don't your coconut head tell you that people that go that route are people going to import contraband?
What legal goods can a person even import from Benin apart from raw food?
Do they manufacture anything significant?
Next time,shut up so we can assume you are smart.
Fucking peasant!

somehow:
Talk like a civil and educated being oga
maybe you were gaining from the frauds and illegalities that went on at the land borders before closure. Now its paining you because you can't seen to have your way again.

All the enemies of this country shall be brought to their kneels

You are a confirm idiot.
Go to your ilks bros.

SenecaTheYonger:
Russian under communist rule was a 1 BILLION TIMES better than Nigeria under 100% democracy. These days they're a mix of the two.

What has this got to do what I asked you?

OhiOfIhima:
Everybody can't be camp in the village like you man. The so called local rice is scarce n expensive than the foreign. why shouldn't the local rice enough b4 the closure?

I'm not camped in any village and even if I am, no crime in that.
Come into Onitsha and see different brands of local rice

Logobenz:
You are the illiterate here men.
Some things are too big for peasants like you to understand.

Never seen a child so bold in his ignorance. Thumbs up

Gideoniteprime4:
these people crazy
okay fine you guys made billions in a day
but we nor they see wetin they dey take the money do
it is only God that can strike the person that invented democracy
communist 4 life

The money generated by Customs, FIRS, NNPC etc are shared by RMAFC to the FG, States and LGAs monthly as allocation.

Area4Area:
I knew I'd see something like this here, obviously you didn't even read the report before posting.
The report said that since the closure of the borders, ships destined for Benin ports are now coming to Nigeria, increased ships, increased revenue.
Most of you should endeavor to read the main story and not only the topic before posting.

Thanks... tired of reading about so many things that have to do with Nigeria

hisexcellency34:
With all these money, why are they returning toll gates?

Abi ooo.

Where the f**k is all this money !.. wtf ! I’m spitting shit right now and so fed up