Tag: Border closure

Border Closure: Customs seize 24 tankers of fuel, 40,000 bags of rice, others in Ogun

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Command, said it has impounded 24 tankers laden with petrol, over…

Border Closure Hikes Customs Revenue to N8bn – FG

The federal government on Monday said the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) are now generating a daily revenue of…

Farmers and local foodstuff sellers celebrate border closure, say they are getting more patronage and high profits

Farmers and local foodstuff sellers in Kwara South Senatorial District are celebrating the partial closure of the nation's…

Border Closure: Benin Republic unrepentant — FG

The Federal Government has accused the Republic of Benin of being recalcitrant in its importation of prohibited goods…

Traditional rulers and residents of border communities decry closure of borders, say the policy is killing

Days after the directive of the Federal Government that all borders should be under closure till further notice,…

Border Closure: ‘Benin Republic must mend its ways with Nigeria’ – Obasanjo

The former two-term President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has has admonised Benin Republic to change its ways for a…

Customs seize 1,367 bags of foreign rice, other items in Katsina

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Katsina State says it seized 1,367 bags of foreign rice and other…

Border Closure: ECOWAS countries reject Nigerian goods

Inspite of the achievement recorded so far with the on-going partial land-border closure, exporters are counting their losses…

BORDER CLOSURE: Fuel scarcity hits areas near border in Lagos, 4 other States; Petrol sold at N600 Per Litre

5 days after the directive issued by the Federal Government that fuel supply to areas within 20 kilometres…

VIDEO: Woman caught smuggling rice in her bra and headtie due to border closure

The directive of the presidency to close the borders which has placed an embargo on goods coming into…

BREAKING: FG sets conditions for reopening of borders

The federal government has given conditions for the reopening of land borders. WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that President Buhari…

Nigerian Govt extends closure of borders, reveals reopening date

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the joint border operations code-named Exercise Swift Response. The exercise…