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SEAMATA Renew Call On President Buhari For Border Closure

SEAMATA Renew Call On President Buhari For Border Closure

October 16, 2019 12:55 am

• Experts say policy will benefit local farmers, curb illegal arms import
• Ugwuanyi hands over 65 patrol vehicles to police

Southeast Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) yesterday renewed its appeal on President Muhammadu Buhari to allow only legitimate goods from Nigerian markets to leave the country.

Reacting to the closure of borders in an open letter to Buhari signed by its president-general, Chief Gozie Akudolu, and secretary-general, Alex Okwudili, SEAMATA noted imminent hardship already staring Nigerians in the face by the development. The letter stated, “Trading activities have totally collapsed in the country, as customers from neighbouring countries no …

How Economy May Suffer Under Total Border Closure

How Economy May Suffer Under Total Border Closure

October 15, 2019 2:26 am
  • ‘Millions may be jobless over ill-timed policy’
  •  Action in nation’s best interest, says government
  • There’s no hunger in Nigeria, says Minister

Stakeholders yesterday warned the Federal Government that the complete closure of the nation’s land borders portends danger to the economy.

The caution came after yesterday’s announcement by Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Hameed Ali that all categories of goods would no longer be allowed to pass through the borders.

At a joint news conference with his Nigeria Immigration Service counterpart, Mohammed Babandede, in Abuja, Ali said: “For now, all goods, whether illicit or non-illicit, are banned from going and …

Border Closure Exposes Nigeria’s Flaw In Rice Production

Border Closure Exposes Nigeria’s Flaw In Rice Production

October 12, 2019 6:23 pm

A Pan-Africa non-governmental organisation (NGO), Feed Africa Advocacy Network (FAAN) has declared that the recent border closure by the federal government which has triggered an astronomical increase in the prices of some food like rice has exposed the reality that Nigeria is far from meeting domestic needs.

The closure has led to a sharp increase in the prices of some major foods, including rice, questioning official claim that the country is self-sufficient in rice production.
A 50-kilogram bag of local UMZA rice goes for about ₦19,500 against ₦14,000-₦15,000 before the border closure while another local brand, Big Bull sells for …

Syria Border: Trump Threatens To destroy Turkish Economy

Syria Border: Trump Threatens To destroy Turkish Economy

October 7, 2019 3:05 pm

President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy the Turkish economy if the government goes “off-limits” after his decision to pull US forces out of north-eastern Syria.

In a series of tweets, Mr. Trump defended his move that could open the way for Turkey to launch an attack on Kurdish fighters across the border.

The withdrawal was heavily criticised even by Mr. Trump’s Republican allies.

Kurdish forces were key US allies in defeating the Islamic State in Syria.

Mr. Trump’s surprise move – described by the main Kurdish-led group as a “stab in the back” – goes against the advice of …

Clear 735 Trucks At Seme Border; Freight Forwarders Beg FG

Clear 735 Trucks At Seme Border; Freight Forwarders Beg FG

October 2, 2019 8:36 am

The Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANCLA)  has pleaded with the Federal Government to urgently clear 735 trucks loaded with perishable goods now stranded at Seme.

Mr Bisiriyu Fanu, Seme border Chapter Chairman of ANLCA, made the appeal in an interview on Monday in Seme since August  20.

President Muhammadu Buhari had said at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD7), in Yokohama, Japan that the partial border closure was because of the massive smuggling activities, especially of rice on that corridor.

Fanu said that each of the trucks was carrying over N20 million worth of goods …

Rwanda re-opens border with Uganda to trucks for 12 days

Rwanda re-opens border with Uganda to trucks for 12 days

June 10, 2019 10:42 am

Rwanda said on Monday it would re-open its busiest border post with Uganda to cargo trucks for 12 days, more than three months after it was closed amid tensions between the two neighbors triggered by security and economic disagreements.

In a statement, Rwanda’s revenue body said it was “pleased to inform the general public that heavy trucks are allowed to provisionally cross Gatuna border,” for 12 days starting Monday.

At the end of February, Rwanda started blocking Ugandan cargo trucks from entering at the crossing, which Rwandans call Gatuna and Ugandans call Katuna. Authorities in Kigali also stopped Rwandan nationals …

Trump threatens to close border with Mexico ‘next week’

March 29, 2019 8:08 pm

President Donald Trump on Friday again accused Mexico of failing to curb the flow of migrants illegally entering the US, and threatened to close the common border “next week” unless something changes.

Trump’s latest tweets ramp up the tension between the neighbors, putting a specific time frame to his threats to shut the border, one of the busiest in the world.

“If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop all illegal immigration coming into the United States through our Southern Border, I will be closing the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week,” he said.

“This would be so easy for …

Venezuela’s government closes down border to stop aid

February 20, 2019 5:16 pm

Venezuela’s embattled government closed down a maritime border and grounded flights as the opposition party seeks to import foreign aid. People in the country are struggling to get enough food and medicine, but President Nicolas Maduro’s government is trying to stop any aid from getting in.

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Border security bill

February 14, 2019 10:37 am

If everything goes according to plan today, a bipartisan border security and spending package bill will be voted on by the House and Senate and then be on President Trump’s desk by tonight.

The President says he’ll sign it (and avert another partial government shutdown), but he’s changed his mind at the last minute in the past in these situations, so nothing is really certain until he puts pen to paper.

The bill includes $1.375 billion for barriers and fencing on parts of the US-Mexico border, far short of the $5.7 billion Trump originally sought for a wall. …

US border security deal

February 13, 2019 11:43 am

President Trump said he’s “not happy” with the border security deal struck by negotiators in Congress. And he’s not the only one frowning on the agreement, which falls far short of the $5.7 billion Trump originally demanded for a border wall.

Some of the most conservative and liberal members of Congress have problems with it, too, but they’re likely to fall in line because no one wants another government shutdown. And that’s exactly what will happen if a bill based on the deal isn’t passed into law by the end of the week.

All eyes are on Trump right …

US border security matter

February 12, 2019 11:15 am

There’s a deal on the table, but will the President go along with it? That’s the question Washington is waking up to this morning, after congressional negotiators said last night they’d reached an agreement in principle to avoid another government shutdown.

The deal would include $1.375 billion dollars for barrier funding to cover about 55 miles of new barrier in the Rio Grande Valley, which had been a priority for the White House.

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