Niger Republic bans rice exportation to Nigeria
October 14, 2019
11:07 am
The Republic of Niger has banned the exportation of rice to Nigeria in any form, the comptroller-general of Nigeria Customs Service Hameed Ali said on Monday.
Ali while speaking to journalists in Abuja said the Niger Republic took the decision because Nigeria had closed its borders.
“Goods that are on the prohibition list in Nigeria, such as rice, used clothes, poultry products and vegetable oil should not be exported to the country,” Ali said.
“As a result of this border closure, Niger Republic has already circulated an order banning the exportation of rice in any form to Nigeria.”
Nigeria had …
