Border Closure Policy, Agric Reforms Helped our Farmers - Buhari
President Muhammad Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Daura, Katsina State, lauded the nation’s farmers for the record production of rice and other food commodities, expressing satisfaction that the agricultural policies of the administration are working to...
Border Closure: Nigeria Spent N1.85trn On Food Importation
The Nigerian government spent N1.85 trillion on food imports in 2020 after it closed the country’s land borders, the chairman of the presidential economic advisory council, Doyin Salami, has said.
Mr Salami disclosed this at the 2021 National...
Continued Border Closure Counterproductive – MAN President
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said the continued closure of the nation’s land borders is counterproductive to the Nigerian economy.
“There is a definite urgency to reopen the borders and re-establish that the normal protocol and normal trade...
N130bn Goods Trapped Since Border Closure - Importers
The Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), on Monday, said goods worth N130 billion belonging to the private sector were trapped since August 2019 when the land border closure began.
However, ANLCA said it has received the...
Freight Forwarders Seek Reopening Of Borders
Freight forwarders under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents have tasked the Federal Government to re-open the border in order to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area
Nigeria had closed all its land borders,...
Fed Govt Exempts Dangote From Border Closure
The Nigerian government has allowed Dangote Cement to resume exports across its land borders, Bloomberg reports.
This is despite the closure of all land borders by the government for over one year.
The move has, however, raised hopes that Nigeria...
