land border closer news

Majority of Nigeria’s 200 million population are at risk of acute food shortage next year. That is a result of a deficit of over 9.54 million tonnes of essential four food items from the country’s supply list. The Federal Government’s decision to close the country’s border and … Read more...

Rice farmers in Nigeria have commended the federal government for shutting down land borders in a bid to end rice smuggling across Nigeria. Reacting to the announcement made by the minister of agriculture and rural development, Audu Ogbeh, the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) said...

The Federal Government has decided to shut down the borders with a neighbouiring country through which rice is smuggled on a large scale into Nigeria. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbeh, who stated this, added that the action will be taken in a few days’ time. Ogbeh spoke...

In a move to protect local production, the federal government has directed the closure of the nation’s land border over incessant smuggling of foreign rice into Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, told participants at a youth leadership clinic...