Borders

By Ben Aroh The bad state of Obollo-Oturkpo road on Enugu-Benue borders makes passengers travelling from Eastern parts of the country to the North apply Enugu-Kogi route, which today records steady kidnap cases. Ben Aroh examines the…
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The Federal Government says it might open the borders for cement importation if manufacturers of the product fail to bring down the cost. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Ahmed Dangiwa issued the threat on Tuesday in…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it has deployed fully armed tactical personnel to secure the Nigerian borders with the Niger Republic, through Katsina State. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Jamilu…
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In 2015, the Nigerian Government placed a ban on the importation of rice through land borders and imposed a hefty 70% tariff on imports coming through the ports. However, despite these restrictions, numerous incidents of smuggling and…
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By Elijah Akoji As the cash crunch bites harder and hardship deepens, Nigerians in border communities in some states in the North West are settling for currencies of other countries for transactions. In this investigation across Sokoto and…
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Military junta in Burkina Faso has announced the dissolution of the country’s democratic government. The announcement was made on Monday via the country’s national television seized by the soldiers after it toppled president Roch Marc…
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President Muhammadu Buhari says the issue of partial closure of Nigeria’s land border to goods from neighbouring countries will be determined by report of the tripartite committee made up of Nigeria, Benin and the Niger Republic. Malam…
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President Muhammad Buhari says he has not given any date for the reopening of the land borders. He said that the closure would remain until the situation improved. The president said that the country’s domestic fuel consumption had…
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The Federal Government says it will not reverse the closure of borders until neighbouring countries have shown enough commitment to check to smuggle of banned commodities into Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry…
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By Biola Adebayo The Federal Government says the closure of all Nigerian land borders will take  effect from 12:00 noon on Friday, February 22 to 12:00 noon of Sunday, February 24, 2019. Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdrahman…
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