Border Closure: Prices Of Rice, Eggs Skyrocket In October, Says NBS   The average price of one kilogram of imported high quality rice (sold loose) increased by 3.08 per cent to N382.57 in October, 2019 from N371.13 in September 2019. The selected food price watch data for...

SMEs Express Mixed Feelings Over Border Closure   Nigeria Border Closures One of the reasons given by government for closing Nigeria’s border is to encourage local production of goods and services. While some Small and Medium Enterprises operators and the National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises...

Border Closure Curtails Smuggling Of Gemstone – Minister   The Minister of Mines and Steel Development Arch Olamilekan Adegbite has said the closure of the country’s land borders has helped to curtail the smuggling of illegally mined gemstone minerals from the country. Adegbite in a statement by...

Border Closure Saves Poultry Industry N50bn   The closure of land borders has saved the local poultry industry more than N50 billion and the rice industry, experts have said. Although the move appears to violate the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Trade Liberalisation treaty, a...

Border Closure Reduced Fuel Consumption By 8m Litres – FG   The Federal Government has said the closure of the land borders by the Nigeria Customs Service has cut down the consumption of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, from 60 to 52 million litres...

Academia, Businessmen Back Border Closure     The Federal Government’s temporary initiative on border closure has received the backing of both the Academia and the business community in Kano state. An expert in food and nutrition and Head of Department of Food Science and Technology, Bayero University Kano...