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Falana

Falana: Border Closure And Hate Speech Bill Are Illegal

December 5, 2019 3:22 am

Lagos Fiery Lawyer, Mr Femi Falana(SAN), has declared that the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government was allegedly misled into having the erroneous impression that only border closure can guarantee food security and economic development in the country.

Falana, a social crusader and human rights activist added that the National Assembly lacks the constitutional powers to promulgate any law under the guise of Hate Speech, saying such was not captured under the exclusive and concurrent lists of the 1999 constitution.

The human rights lawyer clarified that going ahead to promulgate such law would not only betray the trust reposed in the …

Ogun

Border Closure And Ogun Entrepreneurs

December 4, 2019 11:36 am
The decision of the Federal Government to shut the country’s land borders virtually brought some West African countries on their knees economically. That decision which was taken in view of some of the country’s neighbours deliberately circumventing the interest of Africa’s biggest economy, through their action and inaction, indirectly promoting smuggling into Nigerian territory made some countries especially Benin Republic, Ghana and Niger Republic groan.     While that closure was made some months ago, the effects keep emanating by the day with the situation teaching us different lessons.

One of the lessons is that, it is getting clearer that Nigerians need …

Niger

Nigeria, Niger Meet Over Border Closure

December 2, 2019 12:55 pm

The Federal government delegation is presently in a closed-door meeting with Customs officers on the Nigeria- Niger Republic border post at Magama Jinia, Katsina State.

The delegation left for the border after arriving Katsina on Monday morning.

It was led by Miinister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammad. Others on the team were the Minister for Industries, Trade and Investments, Hajia Myriam Katagum, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba.

They were received by the Sector 4 Coordinator, National Border Drill Operation, Assistant Comptroller General, Bashir Abubakar.

Village Chiefs and members of the Magama Jibia …

Manufacturers, SMEs Groan As Border Closure Lingers

December 2, 2019 12:54 pm

Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) are as old as other larger businesses in Nigeria. As the economy improves, trading conditions get better for the small businesses but as the trading environment gets harsh by the day, the small enterprises are worst hit due to the nature of their industry.

The closure of Nigeria’s land borders since August 20 this year appears to be taking a huge toll on manufacturers and even the small businesses across the country and the impact is showing everywhere.

Three months after, while some stakeholders are in deep pain, others are smiling to the bank …

Border

Border Closure Now Counter-Productive – NECA

November 27, 2019 5:41 am

As the closure of Nigeria’s borders by the Federal Government continues to generate reactions, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) at the weekend raised the alarm that its effects are negatively impacting the generality of Nigerians.

NECA’s Director-General, Mr. Timothy Olawale, stated that the continued closure of the border which the Federal Government claims has given it some mileage in economic and security fronts has done nothing, but added to the pains of Nigerians.

“As government showcases the gains of the border closure, the same cannot be said of the man in the street in view of skyrocketing food prices …

Border Closure: Benin, Niger Haven’t Met Our Conditions –FG

November 26, 2019 3:17 pm

The Federal Government on Monday said seizures made by security agents at the country’s land borders indicated that the republics of Benin and Niger were not addressing issues that led to the border closure.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this when he led a government delegation to the Seme border on Monday.

He explained that from the magnitude seizures made and the number of illegal immigrants apprehended in the last two weeks, it was obvious that “nothing is being done yet by both countries – Benin and Niger – to address the challenges.”

Nigeria had in …

‘Nigerian Businesses Suffering Because Of Border Closure’

November 19, 2019 1:22 pm

Mr John Mahama, Former President of Ghana on Tuesday appealed to the Nigeria Government to open up her border so that economic activities can resume in West Africa.

Mahama made the plea while delivering the 7th Anniversary Lecture, Investiture into The Realnews Hall of Fame and The unveiling of the Book: Pathways to Political and Economic Development of Africa in Lagos.
The title of the lecture is `Beyond Politics: An Economic Narrative for West Africa’. He said that the total closure of, especially, the Benin border was having a significant toll on many small and medium businesses especially in Togo, …

Borders

Border Closure: FG Urged To Replicate Action On Sea Borders

November 18, 2019 2:14 pm

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kam Industries, Kamorudeen Yusuf, has urged the Federal Government to replicate the closure of Nigeria’s land borders by securing the country’s sea borders.

Yusuf called the attention of government to the steel sector, saying that Nigeria’s seaports are still porous, with the Nigerian market flooded with substandard steel products.

He stated this recently in Kwara State during a familiarisation visit by the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, to his privately owned steel manufacturing industry.

Yusuf said as government continues to strive towards diversifying the economy, ”there is need for government to …

Rice

Border Closure: Ogoja Rice To Hit Market With Reduced Price

November 15, 2019 11:50 am

Santuscom Agro-Hub Investment Nigeria Limited, producer of Ogoja Rice, has said it will crash the prices of local brands as it begins harvest at its 1,000-hectare farm in Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Santuscom, Chief Paul Santus, made this known while speaking with journalists on the farm’s effort to cushion the effect of rising prices of rice domestically as a result of the closure of the land borders.

Chief Santus said the Ogoja Rice brand would sell for N14,000 ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Since the …

Customs Raid Warehouse, Seize Foreign Rice Worth ₦19.68m

Review Ban On Fuel Supply To Border Towns, Reps To Customs

November 14, 2019 2:09 pm
The House of Representatives has enjoined the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to review its ban on the supply of petroleum products to border communities in the country.
Adopting a motion sponsored by Sada Soli under matters of urgent importance at the plenary presided by the deputy speaker, Ahmed Wase, yesterday, the house declared that the measure contravened the provisions of the Customs and Exercise Act.It mandated its relevant committees to engage the Minister of Interior, Minister of State for Petroleum, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service and the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
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Border Closure: Cassava Gaining More Industrial Relevance

November 12, 2019 11:17 am
 Nigeria’s closure of its land borders will increase industrial use of cassava and other local agricultural produce, the National Cassava Processors and Marketers Association (NCAPMA) has said.

The Administrative Secretary of the association, Dr Bola Asiru, said on Tuesday that the border closure and its attendant increase in the cost of imported raw materials had positioned cassava as a priority crop for industrial use.

Asiru spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

He noted that though Nigeria was the highest producer of cassava, governments did not give it priority attention in the past.

Asiru said that

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Katsina: Residents Groan As Fuel Scarcity Hits Border Towns

November 12, 2019 9:28 am

Residents of border communities in Katsina State are groaning following the federal government’s suspension of fuel supply to areas within 20 kilometres to the nation’s land borders.

THISDAY investigation revealed that the federal government’s order had triggered fuel scarcity and hike in the prices of petroleum products at Jibia and Kongolam border towns between Nigeria and Niger Republic.

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, had directed that no petroleum products should be supplied to any filling station within 20 kilometres to the country’s borders.

THISDAY’s visit to Jibia border town on Monday, showed that the …

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