Jmk9292:
That is a fact...porous border is a problem all over the world... What reasonable leaders do is intensify its boarder security, run good policies and watch the economy grow and glow... Who is fooling who?

seunlayi:


The man just fall by hand, selfish statement

AyakaDunukofia:


No country's entrepreneurial sector can thrive with a federal government backed monopolist such as Alhaji Dangote.

vhykeeytor:
But the smuggling in the northern part of Nigeria...from Niger and Chad is not killing business abi! Rubbish.

ckmayoca:


the guy called dangle is after his business... northern porous border is worse cos it's killing our security. they left there opened for dem brother .

mormoney85:
that is not the fact d problem is that things are too expensive in this country, lack of electricity and hi import duty is killing this country

now dangote is complaining the same man selling a bag of low quality cement for over #2000 check other cement producing countries a bag of cement is not more than #700
now when they smugglers start smuggling quality
cements tomorrow and selling at the cost of #1500 he will start crying

look at rice today, a bag of foreign rice both
transportation and normal duty is #6000 per bag, but our governors sold their own locally produced rice at #18000 a bag, are they not encouraging the smugglers?

Khaleell001:

I don't know why some of you can't seem to focus on the topic under discussion.
Is the topic about northern borders and insecurity or about smuggled goods coming through the Nigeria-Benin border?

You just want to keep hating and never reason.

Jmk9292:
That is a fact...porous border is a problem all over the world... What reasonable leaders do is intensify its boarder security, run good policies and watch the economy grow and glow... Who is fooling who?

dedonfranco:
If u go there & see things for urself, u will cry for dis country. Wat dis Guy's are doing with bike, carrying fuel inside Benin & other things coming in. It's our porous border that's the issue.

Rednaxelot:
How many manufactured products are smuggled through the northern borders?

freeze001:
When a government refuses to beef up security around its borders, people will continue to take advantage of their porous borders; it is a source of income for them. That includes the northern borders through which murderers called fulani herdsmen with their kith and kin flood this country and cause mayhem. Some of them even possess our national ID cards and voters cards while some legitimate Southern citizens are unable to get theirs.

sarrki:


You always supports corruption

Rednaxelot:
How many manufactured products are smuggled through the northern borders?

mrNEMZY:
Why point hand at Benin Republic?
Does Benin Republic control our borders?
Ok, is it only from Benin Republic that Goods are snuggled into Nigeria?

What of those that choose to import legally, do you know the hell they go through at Nigerian ports?

Abeg, Oga Dangote should yarn well. Nigeria is the problem here.


I was going to say this... thank God you eat me to it. People who chose to go the legal route mostly go through hell in order to clear their goods. some have to forfeit the items, some clear their goods with almost the same amount if not more than the original cost of those items including hipping. Now you are expecting them to just sit back and keep praying for change of situation when ordinary Benin right beside has a better system of sorting these issues out.




Nonsense

Rednaxelot:
How many manufactured products are smuggled through the northern borders?

BuhariAdvocate:
They know themselves that is why they are fighting Buhari. And to make the matter worst those goods they smuggle are inferior. Very useless people go to Alaba,oshodi and ladipo you will see them there.

Blue3k:
I would blame protectionism and lack of border control. I think what's mainly being smuggled is rice, vehicles and other items on import ban list. Nigerian smugglers sneak Petroleum in Benin Republic because fuel is more expensive there.

Nigeria could pressure Benin Republic on issue by threatening to close border again. Maybe more more joint opperations and patroling. The border situation is a serious issue that needs alot of attention. T[b]here's Drugs, weapons, smugglers, human trafficking and criminal gangs to worry about[/b].

bixton:
Dangote is clearly talking about his business.
These fellows from the north think every other person is naive.

KAHBOOM:
Oga pls include niger and chad.They smuggle humans in during election.

olayiwola4u:


Our govt is our problem

vhykeeytor:


Is it now about how many products....smuggling is smuggling. Let's call it what it is. You can't be clamouring for them to shut seme boarder. While your brothers up north are having it easy with smuggling. Charity begins at home.

Nukilia:
You haven't seen anything yet! When the FTA comes into force, then you'll know the adverse effect on local manufacturers

sarrki:


You always supports corruption

symbianDON:
some comments on nairaland make you wonder if they were written by humans or some alien creatures with extremely low intelligence.....smh

Japhet31:


Intensifying border security just to stem smuggling is needless. If its for security reasons, then all well and good. the cost of intensifying border security can easily be saved by implementing sensible policies. drop the tariff on these items simple. let the normal duties be paid to Nigeria's customs. make clearing them from the ports seamless. All of those are easier to do in my opinion.

grandstar:
Dangote is saying poo

What is killing manufacturing in Nigeria are the unnecessarily high cost of credit, poor infrastructure and the tendency of manufacturers here to focus on areas the country has no comparative.

Hong Kong has virtually no import duty on goods and for decades it was a powerhouse in manufacturing, exporting billions of dollars worth of good. The same with Singapore. Imports therefore isn't what's decimating Nigerian manufacturing.

TheWrita:
Oh so we are now blaming Benin republic and not the Nigerian government for our own useless and porous border?
I am sure some creatures here will soon start blaming Igbos?Or have they started already?
Una go get sense tomorrow but it may be too late.

BuhariAdvocate:
They know themselves that is why they are fighting Buhari. And to make the matter worst those goods they smuggle are inferior. Very useless people go to Alaba,oshodi and ladipo you will see them there.