nototribalist:
which kind corridor? Mumuu you think Benin republic are stupid to allow that? Rubbish they will lock their own border too. That's why Ghana no get sense

Thanks bros, even if Nigeria allows a corridor for Ghana only(not possible) and not for Benin, they believe that Benin would allow that?
Benin would just raise their tariffs for goods heading from Ghana to Nigeria to make up for their loss with Nigeria.

luminouz:

Use the inland dry ports or any sea port of your choice. Its because the thing dey affect you that's why you are shouting. So you'd rather your hides spoil at land borders than use the seaports? SMH

Nigerians are very selfish creatures, its always about their personal gains,never looking at the long term effect and funny enough,they are always the first to blame the government on every little thing

Don't waste your time with these people... This nation has so many self-serving traitors, who only think of their stomachs. You would be tempted to think that every single useful thing needed in Nigeria comes through those borders...

Have you heard any of them tasking those neighboring countries to make reforms, and come to a compromise??!... What a nation!!!

isthatso:


if you had a brain and somebody is telling you he is losing 3 trillion naira from imported textiles, when we had a thriving textile industry in the north and our youths are now jobless, you will figure out that this is an opportunity to revive our textile industry and put our youths to work.

your youth are unemployed because the jobs from all the closed textile mills in Nigeria have been exported abroad and you are there saying they should open border? if the business in legitimate why dont they use the sea port?


......but maybe you dont

You have never owned ant successful business in your life so shut up and listen to successful people with a track record when they speak . I am die diciple of comparative advantage of and free markets and I know market will always find it's level when left to run .. back to your shallow comment , are you aware that textile industry needs electricity , water and raw material supply to work ? Don't you think Buhari should first give Nigerians 20 thousand meagawatts and potable water and watch the how textile mills erupt around the country ...Since Buhari came he has added absolutely zero MWs to grid and instead claiming to be deploying protectionism to protect non existent industries .. You are just as short sighted as Buhari and that's why you haven't achieved anything tangible in life till date my friend

Well, border closure is on time because as far as Nigeria is concern. nothing is timely.
Border does not mean things will go easy but will sure open our eyes on what needs to be done.
example
Rice..
what do we need to make the price stable
now textile
Border closure helps narrow the search for better living..
if the government can focus on this things that is making us depend on other countries.
then my fellow Nigerians, we are 5 steps in the right direction.

dre11:
…as chemical union says closure is threatening their jobs



https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/11/border-closure-we-stand-to-lose-over-n3trn-northern-textile-traders/

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SarkinYarki:


You have never owned ant successful business in your life so shut up and listen to successful people with a track record when they speak . I am die diciple of comparative advantage of and free markets and I know market will always find it's level when left to run .. back to your shallow comment , are you aware that textile industry needs electricity , water and raw material supply to work ? Don't you think Buhari should first give Nigerians 20 thousand meagawatts and potable water and watch the how textile mills erupt around the country ...Since Buhari came he has added absolutely zero MWs to grid and instead claiming to be deploying protectionism to protect non existent industries .. You are just as short sighted as Buhari and that's why you haven't achieved anything tangible in life till date my friend

Boss he is right....please grab some sense....thank you

netpro:
Some people like illegality. If you wish to continue in business, import your materials through the proper channels.

So Roads borders are not proper channel again?

lexy2014:


What makes importation thru d land borders improper channel?

It is proper for now till those leeching countries sought themselves out, we can't continue to be leeched by those ingrates.

Iamgrey5:
Not only 3 trillion, it's 75 trillion

Awon olobe

They should tell me how possible there is a 3trillion industry somewhere in Nigeria that we are not aware of.

...And Nigeria is this backward??!.. You would almost think our currency has gotten to the level of some very broke African countries. They should continue with this cheap, and dumb emotional blackmail.

These people think we were born yesterday, or dropped on our heads... You want to mortgage your nation's economic future and security just to enrich your pockets. Smh.

leokid866:


Boss he is right....please grab some sense....thank you

Abeg shut up and go ask your mum for lunch .

isthatso:


since you are not smart enough or you are being petty:

According to u:

"they dont pay the correct duty, this is why imported textiles are cheaper and our own textile mills have shut down resulting in no jobs"

These are my questions:

"Y don't they (textile importers) pay d correct duties? Who collects d incorrect duties from them? What is d job of d customs? Are there no customs officials at d borders?"

This is what u called an answer to d questions I asked:

"Nigerians are corrupt, corrupt people will always find themselves into banks, civil service, police, army customs etc and sabotage well meaning directions. Someyimes the only way to deal with the corrupt people that are we Nigerians is to be draconian.
Like I said anyone with a brain who means well for Nigeria should at this moment be wondering why we are importing so much textiles through the land borders especially when our numerous textile mills are shut down and our youths are unemployed."

I asked "who collects d incorrect duties"? Pls where's d answer to that in ur comment above?

I also asked "what is d job of d customs"? Where's d answer to that in ur comments?

Lastly, I asked if there are no custom officials at d borders? Pls where's d answer to that in ur comment above?

I didn't ask u if Nigerians are corrupt or not. If corrupt people are in d customs, is it by closing d border that they will b dealt with or fished out?

Border closure has came to stay, all I knw is its merit outweigh it demirit.
Now that our people in Kano state commence investing into fabric production it will be a huge setback for government to reopen it afterall the marketers trapped at the border are aware of the scheduled border closure

Neddstark:


Something particularly wrong with Africans. You use extreme measures to handle moderate issues.
Worst case scenario, smugglers will become more creative. Other West African nations will adapt, we would be alienated.

You think say over 180 million customers na beans, what are the other west African countries making that we can't make here. let the smugglers become more creative, we will also become more efficient. in fact, let's be totally alienated from all these west African nations, they have being nothing but burdens & problems to us. We have the manpower, all we need is the zeal to move forward, which am sure suffering will help us achieve it

Mr BUSINESSARENAA no be only you got stuff trap for border, stop showing selfishness.

BUSINESSARENAA:
I once said that the closure of these borders is not a properly thought idea, but some ignorant entities were ranting up and down.

Rice is not the only commodity that passes through a border. There are a lot of genuine business that passes through the land border.

If you are importing or exporting to some of the west African countries, it's easier and more cost effective to use the land boarders than the sea port.

Imagine a man exporting textiles to Ghana from Kano, how possibly will he do that through the sea port in APAPA?

I am totally against rice smuggling but the government should have come up with smarter ideas to deal with this issue, and not shutting down the whole boarder.

Presently I have about two trailers of hides and skin from Mali parked at the boarder incurring bills, with high possibility of spoiling within the shortest period of time because of its present condition.

How do I import from Mali to Nigeria through the seaport?

It is only those that does not understand what happens at the land boarders that are jumping up and down.

Once again I reiterate my stance against smuggling rice through the boarders, but we have to be more tactical in handling certain issues as regards to our economy.


This boarder issue in Nigeria is like a fly perching on a man's scrotal sack, you have to apply wisdom in dealing with it, if not you may end up hurting yourself terribly bad if you hit it with great force.

It's good to know that we still have reasonable people like you on this forum
it's a shame how this forum have become a caricature filled with so much dwarf minded entities
I spoke of how this border closure affected my business one mofo called Massob was just typing shenanigans
and my fear is if these Policy is rili targeted at making the life of the common man better
because this FG has failed too much to be trusted lies propaganda and deceit is their way
thumbs up to you ✌️✌️

litaninja:
How many sea ports do you have? What will be the impact if everyone that needs to export and import goes to the seaport(s) mentioned? What would be the going of going to the seaport if you are doing business in another part of the country that shares a land border directly with your customer?

Guys, you need to actually breathe and think things through.
The reason your youths dont have jobs in your non-existent textile industry is that your governments successively, have not put in the right resources and infrastructure in place. There is no power supply for the textile mills, no roads / rail to transport the raw materials and products, policy flipflops discourage investors coming in.....

Think sir.....think.

there is no rail to transport raw materials and products but there is rail/roads to transport imported goods?

you raise a good point about capacity and gridlock at our sea ports. In any event, it's neither here nor there, open or closed border, Nigeria is doomed either way, it's only a matter of time

Area4Area:
It is improper for now till those leeching countries sought themselves out, we can't continue to be leeched by those ingrates.

Who are d leeching countries and how are they leeching Nigeria?

Blue3k:


You're clearly mentally challenged. Benin wouldn't take dumb hostile actions again Ghana whom they also trade with. Nigeria controls their side of border so what is benin going to do to stop them. People like you emotional clowns who cant be pragmatic.

Has the corridor being opened yet and the Nigerian government that said you must get your act together before any consideration for reopening is joking?
Continue begging Nigeria for forgiveness for now, change your ways and we'd consider you guys request.

Date of report, 18 October, today is 03 November yet you're already rejoicing over a phantom corridor.
Better tell your president to give those stranded Ghanaian drivers at our borders more money in order to survive.

pinpinkay:
Buhari should just open these borders ... Things are not right in Nigeria at the moment .. how can i buy a made in Nigeria bag of white rice, and when i cook it, it becomes a black rice filled with stones? Diz country dont even know what she wants..

There are alternatives to rice... This lamenting will do you no good. Get creative!!!

BUSINESSARENAA:
I once said that the closure of these borders is not a properly thought idea, but some ignorant entities were ranting up and down.

Rice is not the only commodity that passes through a border. There are a lot of genuine business that passes through the land border.

If you are importing or exporting to some of the west African countries, it's easier and more cost effective to use the land boarders than the sea port.

Imagine a man exporting textiles to Ghana from Kano, how possibly will he do that through the sea port in APAPA?

I am totally against rice smuggling but the government should have come up with smarter ideas to deal with this issue, and not shutting down the whole boarder.

Presently I have about two trailers of hides and skin from Mali parked at the boarder incurring bills, with high possibility of spoiling within the shortest period of time because of its present condition.

How do I import from Mali to Nigeria through the seaport?

It is only those that does not understand what happens at the land boarders that are jumping up and down.

Once again I reiterate my stance against smuggling rice through the boarders, but we have to be more tactical in handling certain issues as regards to our economy.


This boarder issue in Nigeria is like a fly perching on a man's scrotal sack, you have to apply wisdom in dealing with it, if not you may end up hurting yourself terribly bad if you hit it with great force.

This is exactly what happens when an idiot and some leeches manoeuvre their way to power. I have been telling people that this man has got nothing to offer Nigeria, sadly our political system is jam-packed with highly questionable characters suffering from chronic sycophancy, who wouldn't mind licking the anus of a cow just to get beef.

Since 2015, Nigeria has been on a massive retrogressive streak. About a week ago, it was reported that over 100 (about or so) top companies pulled out from the Nigerian stock exchange, leaving the stock market in a precarious situation just like every other sector of our country.

Instead of all this rant they could just negotiate with the government for a safe passage as the ghanian government are trying to do but this may be difficult if their dealings are illegal....

SarkinYarki:


Abeg shut up and go ask your mum for lunch .

I will but first receive sense.....open your eyes and read script....Stop speaking without the use of your brain....you are an adult....if you talking like this how do you want to direct the younger generation?

lexy2014:


Y don't they pay d correct duties? Who collects d incorrect duties from them? What is d job of d customs? Are there no customs officials at d borders?

Land borders remain shut for now till those leeching countries sought themselves out.

BUSINESSARENAA:
I once said that the closure of these borders is not a properly thought idea, but some ignorant entities were ranting up and down.

Rice is not the only commodity that passes through a border. There are a lot of genuine business that passes through the land border.

If you are importing or exporting to some of the west African countries, it's easier and more cost effective to use the land boarders than the sea port.

Imagine a man exporting textiles to Ghana from Kano, how possibly will he do that through the sea port in APAPA?

I am totally against rice smuggling but the government should have come up with smarter ideas to deal with this issue, and not shutting down the whole boarder.

Presently I have about two trailers of hides and skin from Mali parked at the boarder incurring bills, with high possibility of spoiling within the shortest period of time because of its present condition.

How do I import from Mali to Nigeria through the seaport?

It is only those that does not understand what happens at the land boarders that are jumping up and down.

Once again I reiterate my stance against smuggling rice through the boarders, but we have to be more tactical in handling certain issues as regards to our economy.


This boarder issue in Nigeria is like a fly perching on a man's scrotal sack, you have to apply wisdom in dealing with it, if not you may end up hurting yourself terribly bad if you hit it with great force.

It is not only Rice that is being smuggled. What about Nigerian petroleum products that have been heavily subsidized by the Nigerian government only to end up in those so called African countries.

Angelfrost:


...And Nigeria is this backward??!.. You would almost think our currency has gotten to the level of some very broke African countries. They should continue with this cheap, and dumb emotional blackmail.

These people think we were born yesterday, or dropped on our heads... You want to mortgage your nation's economic future and security just to enrich your pockets. Smh.

3 trillion is equivalent of 90bn dollars or so.

How on earth can any group of people claim they are waiting for goods worth $90bn in one delivery.

Which part of Northern Nigeria can afford to buy the $90bn worth of textile material.

They first claimed the border in north is flourishing to pitch the south against the north.

As soon as they realized that is likely not to work, they are claiming the once flourishing border is all of a sudden locked up and some fanthom business men are at the risk of losing billions of dollars

omoiyamayor:
Northerners are complaining too,

are they not human beans? They are human beans like the rest of us now

Some people will have something to say sha.
Import through the proper channels

okwusdidi:
From what i have read so far,this border closure would lead to more job loses,a lot of business would fold thereby causing more poverty and hardship in the land.And for a country which according to the world bank is the poverty capital of the world.I don't think this is a very wise thing to do right now no matter how good the intention is.

Go to any rural area good at rice cultivation and see the smiles on their faces, even in the urban areas sef, youths are seriously getting involved in poultry business

leokid866:


I will but first receive sense.....open your eyes and read script....Stop speaking without the use of your brain....you are an adult....if you talking like this how do you want to direct the younger generation?

You are too dull for to discuss with so bounce . I am sure you are looking for where to charge your phone and still saying people should set up textile industry , if they set up textile industry is it your power bank they will use to run it ?

Too dull and that's why most of U end up in total mediocrity with one unhappy wife and one ugly second hand Toyota Camry with plenty of bills at a local beer parlor .. Abeg go and play in the bush

netpro:
Some people like illegality. If you wish to continue in business, import your materials through the proper channels.

if I want to export leather from kano to Burkina faso how should I do it? Go through the sea or air or land?
Note: your competitor in Morocco wants to supply too in Burkina Faso. So landing cost matters alot

They have to be patient and believe in Jesus they will get the lost money back.
Happy Sunday...

Area4Area:
Nigerian exporters should use the seaports for now till those leeching countries sought themselves out

At what cost? If I export wears from Aba to Cameroon which is just a few kilometers away from Aba after paying the required duties at the border post, how do I survive if I'd have to move the same goods from Aba to Lagos just to export it through sea or Air to next door Cameroun? Since the land borders are closed and the PH port is moribund. Does it sound like a sustainable idea to you?

Be realistic!