LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says all Nigerian land borders will remain partially closed and that no date has been set for their reopening. The Customs reacted to a news story in the media which referenced an internal memo of the agency setting January 31, 2020 as date for the reopening of […]
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A fresh twist to the impact of the border closure by the Federal Government emerged last night as investigations revealed that suspected thieves have started descending on trapped lorries-load of goods, trapped at some of the major border points across the country, including that of Cotonu, Benin Republic. Findings by this newspaper […]
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-About two months ago, the Nigerian government announced the closure of the country’s land borders to all goods. According to the country’s Comptroller-General of the Customs Service, Hameed Ali, this was done to stem the influx of smuggled goods, especially rice and tomatoes, into the country. The border closure is an economic […]
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the closure of Nigerian land borders by the federal government in the last three months, smuggling still persists at the border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, THISDAY’s investigation has revealed. THISDAY gathered that at the border between Jibia in Katsina State and Niger Republic, smugglers have resorted to the use of […]
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Concerned Youth Empowerment Association of Nigeria says rice dealers were taking undue advantage of the closure of Nigerian borders by exploiting ordinary citizens. The President of the Association, Noble Adaelu, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday. Adaelu said that the closure has started […]
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have lamented the failure of the NCS to pay them the full special allowances promised them for border patrol duties. This is despite claims by the Comptroller-General of the NCS, Hameed Ali, that the agency had been generating more than N5bn daily since the borders […]
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The closure of the country’s borders seems to have led to increase in prices of some food items such as rice, frozen chicken and turkey. Observers say if the borders are not opened before December, it portends a bleak Christmas for many Nigerians, given the astronomical rise in the prices of both […]
LAGOS OCTOBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), announced on Friday it has seized no fewer than 1,072 vehicles from suspected smugglers since the closure of Nigerian borders with neighbouring countries. The Public Relations’ Officer of the organization, Mr. Joseph Attah said in Katsina that the vehicles were seized while trying to cross into the […]
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