Border closure

Dangote group has been exempted from the border closure affecting other companies and industries in Nigeria.  President Buhari who shut the borders of the country since 2019 has given Dangote group an exemption which would allow…

Eze Geoffrey Ibeakanma, the Traditional Ruler of Umuajamezie community of Abia, has appealed to security agencies to strictly enforce the government’s border closure to prevent the infiltration of people from other states. SEE ALSO: Piers…

Mavin Records star, Reekado banks has pleaded with the federal government of Nigeria to reopen its border because he is tired of Gabon. In order to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the federal government closed all…

The Joint Border Operation Drill (JBOD) Sector 3 has seized more smuggled goods worth N32.7 million in March. The Acting Coordinator of the Joint Border Operation Drill (JBOD) Sector 3, Compt. Garba Mohammed disclosed this at a…

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede has ordered total compliance with the Federal Government’s directive on international flights restriction into Nigeria and subsequent closure of all land…

Former Vice President, Alhaji Namadi Sambo has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the border closure, describing it as one of the impactful policies of the administration. SEE ALSO: COVID-19: FIRS Unveils Automated System to Block…

President Donald Trump has confirmed reports that the U.S. and Canada are working on an agreement to suspend non-essential travel between both countries. “We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border…

Stakeholders in the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have continued to express mix reactions to the continued partial border closure by the Federal government. The stakeholders made their views known at the Stakeholders’ Forum on…

A Poultry farmer, Mr. Joel Oduware, on Tuesday called for strict enforcement of the ongoing closure of Nigeria’s land borders to check the influx of poultry into the country. SEE ALSO: Germany To spend 18m Euros to Enhance Peace, Security…

The Adamawa State operations controller of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Ibrahim Ciroma, has said that the border closure has regreesively affected the number of trucks entering Adamawa on a daily basis. According to him,…

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says Federal Government’s closure of the Nigerian border does not in any way breach the free trade agreement in the West African sub-region. The minister said on…

Stakeholders in the agriculture sector on Tuesday declared support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to close the borders to boost local production.

Mr Abraham Azeigbe, Access Bank Group Head, Retail Operations, says the closure of the nation’s border by the Federal Government will have long-time positive effects on the nation’s economy. Azeigbe said the positive impact of…

An All Progressives’ Congress (APC) Chieftain in Oyo State, Alhaji Kehinde Olaosebikan, has described the recent border closure as a bold step by Muhammadu Buhari’s government to revive the nation’s economy. The APC chieftain…

An entrepreneur, Alhaji Kamarudeen Yusuf, the Chairman and Chief Executive, Kam Industries has commended the Federal Government for closing the country`s land borders. According to him, the closure will make Nigerians look inward…

 Rice farmers, millers, traders and transporters have assured the Adamawa/Taraba Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of full support in the fight against smuggling of foreign rice. The group made the commitment on…

A video has surfaced of a woman smuggling foreign rice in her bra and head-tie into the country. These rice grains were put inside nylons and kept inside the bra and head-tie by the woman. People have started coming up with new ways to…

Mr Olusola Adesanoye, Branch Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mowe, Ogun, on Friday said that engineers had benefitted more from government’s directive on border closure. Adesanoye made this known in an interview…

The Strategic Communication Team of the National Security Adviser on Border closure said it has impounded prohibited items worth N2.55 billion and arrested 239 illegal immigrants following the closure of the nation’s borders. …

Kano Concerned Citizens Initiative (KCCI), has called on the Federal Government to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of closing the country’s land borders with a view to reviewing the policy. The Chairman of the KCCI,…

Mr Femi Oke, Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos chapter, on Monday commended the Federal Government for the continuous closure of land borders. Oke told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) in Lagos that…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday has approved the policy which extends the reopening of the Nigerian border till it achieves the aim with which it closed the border in the first place. This was disclosed through an sms forwarded to…

 The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele says if border closure is sustained for the next two years, issue of insurgency, banditry and kidnapping will be totally eradicated. Emefiele stated this at…

 A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Victor Akande, says Nigerians will praise the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government later over the closure of the nation’s land borders. Akande, representing…

 The Association of Micro Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (AMEN) on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to urgently resolve issues around the border closure to promote inclusive economic growth. Mr Saviour Iche, National President of…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it has seized no fewer than 1,072 vehicles from suspected smugglers since the closure of Nigerian borders with neighbouring countries. NCS Public Relations’ Officer, Mr Joseph Attah made the…

In a report given by the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, on Wednesday, the agency had been raking in between N4.7bn and N5.8bn since the Federal Government closed the nation’s borders, according to TheCable.…

MURIC, an Islamic human rights organization, has commended the Federal Government, in a pressed statement, released to The Herald, by Professor Ishaq Akintola, the Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), for taking a decision that is…