| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Nobody: 8:08am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Policy okay. Let us start embracing our locally made goods to boost Nigeria economy, government still has a lot of work to do. 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Topbale(m): 8:08am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Its good |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by winterfell007(m): 8:09am On Oct 23, 2019 |
mrvitalis:
I look at sustainability of any policy and this is not sustainable ...can we close our borders for 5 years or 10 years or 25 years
Buhari like most Nigerians like treating the symptoms not root cause
The problem is we import foreign rice
Root cuase
1) our local grains are short Nigerians prefer longer grain
2) our yield are small average 1 ton per hectare while Thailand is 10ton per hectare
3) we have evil birds that can eat up ur farm in few days ...eat everything
Closing border is like forcing ur child to listen to radio because he goes to the next compound to watch TV which he love .
My solutions
1) we need to develop our seeds ...Jonathan government did a lot on this regard don't know why they were not continued ...we need to develop long grains
2) develop grains that yeild between 6 to 10 tons per hectare ...n can be planted 2 to 3 times a year
3) give loans to major rice farmers already to expand
4 ) develop ways to handle those evil birds ...we can learn from iseral
Create rice farming villages
Place 50% import duty on rice imported use the money to fund the above
In 5 years we can achieve full sufficiency then u can ban import As simple as that. Our farmers don't have the technology needed to be competitive. The major reason why foreign rice from India and Thailand is cheaper is because they adopted better technology in the rice value chain. If the government wants to help the farmers, they should import better technologies and give them to the farmers. You can't close down the borders because you want to help local farmers at the expense of local consumers 4 Likes |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by phoexix: 8:09am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Good idea if you ask me.
It's a good decision. At least it will make Nigeria to look inwardly and develop and improve its what it has to sustain its people.. my take 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by adenigga(m): 8:09am On Oct 23, 2019 |
oshosegun27:
I believe they should have accounted for the resulting increase in traffic at the Ports.
As it stands, the Port in Lagos cannot handle the volume of goods coming in. The problem is that we concentrate more in Lagos ports. Maybe from this experience, Port Harcourt, Warri, Calabar's ports will receive attention. 3 Likes |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by largeman4u(m): 8:11am On Oct 23, 2019 |
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| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Nobody: 8:11am On Oct 23, 2019 |
A305:
Challenging now but in the long run, it would be good for our economy. We have the leverage to grow which is our huge population.
The same reason China refuses to open up fully to US led capitalistic idealogy because they have the leverage(population) of the market. This is why the trade war between US and China still lingers. Well written. 2 Likes |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Iceberg3: 8:14am On Oct 23, 2019 |
It is a very good policy only that it's a policy to improve the north....what we are about to see,for example, is Made In Kebbi/Zamfara rice. I may not know of other areas well be h this I'm very sure of.
Btw They can only deceive coneheaded structures
lzaa immhotep 1 Like 2 Shares |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by tooth4tooth: 8:14am On Oct 23, 2019 |
NimrodEndOfDays:
The dvmbest and most irrational policy ever undertaken by any government. At the end of the day,it's still the same masses that would suffer. I am sure it's foreign rice that is eaten in Aso Rock and the homes of these politicians. Am in awe how people even support this. You sound like a smuggler  5 Likes |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by SoNature(m): 8:14am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Vixlot:
It is a very good policy Please this is not a policy. It is a happenstance. 3 Likes |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Layooo8: 8:15am On Oct 23, 2019 |
I think Nigeria border closure is right too, to checkmate d illegal smuggling of things. But nigeria government need to put price tags on our own local rice... because will can’t buy our own rice at 19000 naira, that is much. Govt need to put a fix price tag now before December ooo Dozzywest:
I think the land border closures is a right and necessary step to causing an economic implosion that will resonate prosperity in all sectors of the economy, especially Agriculture and Manufacturing.
But the problem remains if our law enforcement agencies can ensure a water tight security around the borders and other porous areas and flashpoints to dissuade smuggling.
This is also the right time to promote the local content initiatives, by bringing in the best hands and heads together.
I personally, always have my reservations about some economic policies coming out from Buhari's 'kitchen'. Maybe years to come would either prove me right or wrong about this move. |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Nobody: 8:16am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Most of those who are in support of the closure are BMC.Even the op.Most of the seized imported goods will end up in customs personnel houses.It will thrive corruption among border officials.Don't be fool.Politicians don't patronize local goods.You see them and their children at spar and shop rite shopping for foreign commodities. 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Mac2016(m): 8:18am On Oct 23, 2019 |
SincereBigot:
Smuggling still occurs in the most developed countries.. ask the USA why they are building a wall.. i am anti APC and a farmer, so ill support the closure We are always good to find the "good" bad examples. Like saying why do people die alot in Nigeria, a quick Nigerian will be like people die in the US too. That's not right totally! What am saying is that, border control is better than border closure. In the first place, customs were created for the purpose of the former. Why was there massive porosity in our border management on land? Why do 254 fully loaded tanker filled with subsidized PMS or with other petroleum product leave our custom manned land borders daily*? Are they sleeping? If you know much about custom service, you're free to find out, you will know that the corruption within customs and other agencies manning our land borders shd be focused on and we shouldn't blame our ineptitude on neighboring countries. 1 Like |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by ctleurocollege: 8:18am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Keep it closed 1 Like |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by holyfather(m): 8:19am On Oct 23, 2019 |
mrvitalis:
I look at sustainability of any policy and this is not sustainable ...can we close our borders for 5 years or 10 years or 25 years
Buhari like most Nigerians like treating the symptoms not root cause
The problem is we import foreign rice
Root cuase
1) our local grains are short Nigerians prefer longer grain
2) our yield are small average 1 ton per hectare while Thailand is 10ton per hectare
3) we have evil birds that can eat up ur farm in few days ...eat everything
Closing border is like forcing ur child to listen to radio because he goes to the next compound to watch TV which he love .
My solutions
1) we need to develop our seeds ...Jonathan government did a lot on this regard don't know why they were not continued ...we need to develop long grains
2) develop grains that yeild between 6 to 10 tons per hectare ...n can be planted 2 to 3 times a year
3) give loans to major rice farmers already to expand
4 ) develop ways to handle those evil birds ...we can learn from iseral
Create rice farming villages
Place 50% import duty on rice imported use the money to fund the above
In 5 years we can achieve full sufficiency then u can ban import Finally somebody with some brain. 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Allsingles: 8:19am On Oct 23, 2019 |
It will really help the economy of Nigeria to grow big and strong if only the federal government should now support the NIGERIA farmer and every other business by making loan accessable and also making the business environment to be conducive for them to operate.
There shouldn't be strict policy for the business owners as well.
With this, Nigeria economy will grow big and strong. 1 Like |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by drey076(m): 8:19am On Oct 23, 2019 |
We are solidly behind buhari on this. The must remain shut till 2023 and beyond 1 Like |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by docadams: 8:20am On Oct 23, 2019 |
yahussaini:
*Benin Republic has a population of 12 million people. But it is the worlds 5th importer of rice. In 2018, it imported rice worth US$996m.*
*Benin is also world's largest importer of _used_ _cars_ and __second_ - _hand_ _clothing_ . All with a population of 12m people.*
*DO YOU WONDER HOW?.........*
*Don't!*
*98.2% of these imports into Benin are only on transit; their final destination is _NIGERIA_ !*
*Nigeria is world's largest consumer of used cars and second hand clothing, and is also Africa's largest consumer of Asian grown rice.*
*The problem here is that all these imported goods attract appropriate import duty and trade tax, which are paid to the Beninoise Government while the goods are thence SMUGGLED into Nigeria WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT to the Nigerian Government and, thereby, adding zero value to the Nigerian economy!*
*Sadly, THIS IS ALL DONE BY NIGERIANS!*
*Granted, ECOWAS/CEDEAO charter allows for free trade between member states, but _on_ _goods_ _produced_ _in_ _member_ _countries_ , and NOT on imports from other economic blocs.*
*Where foreign goods are transiting through a member country, and ending up in another member country, the ECOWAS charter stipulates that the country of transit MAY collect a token trade tax, and its Customs officials should then escort the goods to the border of the importing country and hand it over to the Customs officials of the importing country!*
*But what we see in the case of Benin Republic is that it collects _CUSTOMS_ _DUTY_ plus _TRADE_ _TAX_ , and then allows the goods to pass through its hinterland for onward smuggle into Nigeria!*
*This is a clear violation of ECOWAS statutes and no nation can condone such costly infraction.*
*Nigeria has tolerated this nonsense from Benin for far too long and it is time to stop the malpractice if we want Nigeria's economy to grow.*
*(Therefore, whoever cries foul because we have closed our borders to smugglers while we're putting our act together, IS AN ENEMY OF NIGERIA!)*
*Nigeria makes up about 74% of ECOWAS population and about 71% of its economy. It is ECOWAS that needs Nigeria and not the other way round!*
ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMBER COUNTRIES MUST BE BASED ON EXTANT REGULATIONS! Very informative 2 Likes |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by lexy2014: 8:20am On Oct 23, 2019 |
netpro:
Funny how those who support Trump's wall building, oppose Buhari's land border closure. Trumps wall isn't d same thing as closing d US/Mexico border. There is a fence built across d length of d US/Mexico border. D fence is meant to deter migrants from crossing into d US illegally. Trumps plan is turn that fence into a wall. There are two types of border entries. Legal border points of entry& illegal border points of entry. Every border has a checkpoint which screens who is leaving d country and coming in. D border checkpoint which is d legal point of entry. It has nothing to do with Trumps wall. What buhari did was to close all Nigeria's land legal points of entry. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Iceberg3: 8:20am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Layooo8:
I think Nigeria border closure is right too, to checkmate d illegal smuggling of things.
But nigeria government need to put price tags on our own local rice... because will can’t buy our own rice at 19000 naira, that is much.
Govt need to put a fix price tag now before December ooo Don't be deceived,price of beans never came down,in fact,beans is more expensive than rice now. In this area of rice boarder ban for example,it's programmed to boost and profit Northern agriculture and farmers. |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by holyfather(m): 8:23am On Oct 23, 2019 |
helinues:
Make Una relocate, Una no gree
Leave Nigeria matters to Nigerians, Una say Mbano
Well, me have reached conclusions that good news do purge some set of people sha My friend shut up... When adults are talking. That's what you do, shut the hell up! |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Nwaonyishi69: 8:24am On Oct 23, 2019 |
You talk as if all borders are closed. The ones really closed are those regularly used by the Nyamiri and Yoruba. Just like money laundering is an offense for some while the Alhajis are making fortune from bureau De change. When you know you know. We have one Nation and three sets of laws and privileges, that is what I think. 3 Likes |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Reference(m): 8:24am On Oct 23, 2019 |
yahussaini:
*Benin Republic has a population of 12 million people. But it is the worlds 5th importer of rice. In 2018, it imported rice worth US$996m.*
*Benin is also world's largest importer of _used_ _cars_ and __second_ - _hand_ _clothing_ . All with a population of 12m people.*
*DO YOU WONDER HOW?.........*
*Don't!*
*98.2% of these imports into Benin are only on transit; their final destination is _NIGERIA_ !*
*Nigeria is world's largest consumer of used cars and second hand clothing, and is also Africa's largest consumer of Asian grown rice.*
*The problem here is that all these imported goods attract appropriate import duty and trade tax, which are paid to the Beninoise Government while the goods are thence SMUGGLED into Nigeria WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT to the Nigerian Government and, thereby, adding zero value to the Nigerian economy!*
*Sadly, THIS IS ALL DONE BY NIGERIANS!*
*Granted, ECOWAS/CEDEAO charter allows for free trade between member states, but _on_ _goods_ _produced_ _in_ _member_ _countries_ , and NOT on imports from other economic blocs.*
*Where foreign goods are transiting through a member country, and ending up in another member country, the ECOWAS charter stipulates that the country of transit MAY collect a token trade tax, and its Customs officials should then escort the goods to the border of the importing country and hand it over to the Customs officials of the importing country!*
*But what we see in the case of Benin Republic is that it collects _CUSTOMS_ _DUTY_ plus _TRADE_ _TAX_ , and then allows the goods to pass through its hinterland for onward smuggle into Nigeria!*
*This is a clear violation of ECOWAS statutes and no nation can condone such costly infraction.*
*Nigeria has tolerated this nonsense from Benin for far too long and it is time to stop the malpractice if we want Nigeria's economy to grow.*
*(Therefore, whoever cries foul because we have closed our borders to smugglers while we're putting our act together, IS AN ENEMY OF NIGERIA!)*
*Nigeria makes up about 74% of ECOWAS population and about 71% of its economy. It is ECOWAS that needs Nigeria and not the other way round!*
ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMBER COUNTRIES MUST BE BASED ON EXTANT REGULATIONS! But have you asked the reasons why Nigerians prefer to go through Benin rather than Nigerian ports. Because it is always easy to identify problems but a lot harder to solve them. Why can't the Nigerian government create the same trading environment that prevails in Benin Republic to hijack the lofty revenues you claim hey earn. I mean there is no way in this world that goods that snake their way through Benin should be competitive based on logistics alone. It must mean we are doing something very wrong administratively here that Benin is doing better. So it doesn't serve us right to put a band aid on the bleeding without investigating what is causing it. We need surgery in Nigerias administrative structure that makes doing business much more people centric rather than government directed and driven only. I tell you this. If we donot reform we will just be creating a smuggler's paradise just as we did in the 80's with the essesntial commodities import restrictions and overnight billionaires some of whom ironically are leading industrialists today. Just like in medicine you can only claim success in treatment where the blockage of the blood flow comes after the surgery. Yes, I agree that sometimes you have to apply the blockage (bandage) to prevent blood loss that leads to death but you donot do that and send the patient on his way home. Deep injury requires deep investigation ans deep repair. Why do our people prefer trade across our borders to trade across our ports and trade across our federating states. How do we get some or all of the revenue that accrues to Benin for instance. 1 Like |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by helinues: 8:24am On Oct 23, 2019 |
holyfather:
My friend shut up... When adults are talking.
That's what you do, shut the hell up! 
|
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Sicilyjoe: 8:25am On Oct 23, 2019 |
yahussaini:
*Benin Republic has a population of 12 million people. But it is the worlds 5th importer of rice. In 2018, it imported rice worth US$996m.*
*Benin is also world's largest importer of _used_ _cars_ and __second_ - _hand_ _clothing_ . All with a population of 12m people.*
*DO YOU WONDER HOW?.........*
*Don't!*
*98.2% of these imports into Benin are only on transit; their final destination is _NIGERIA_ !*
*Nigeria is world's largest consumer of used cars and second hand clothing, and is also Africa's largest consumer of Asian grown rice.*
*The problem here is that all these imported goods attract appropriate import duty and trade tax, which are paid to the Beninoise Government while the goods are thence SMUGGLED into Nigeria WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT to the Nigerian Government and, thereby, adding zero value to the Nigerian economy!*
*Sadly, THIS IS ALL DONE BY NIGERIANS!*
*Granted, ECOWAS/CEDEAO charter allows for free trade between member states, but _on_ _goods_ _produced_ _in_ _member_ _countries_ , and NOT on imports from other economic blocs.*
*Where foreign goods are transiting through a member country, and ending up in another member country, the ECOWAS charter stipulates that the country of transit MAY collect a token trade tax, and its Customs officials should then escort the goods to the border of the importing country and hand it over to the Customs officials of the importing country!*
*But what we see in the case of Benin Republic is that it collects _CUSTOMS_ _DUTY_ plus _TRADE_ _TAX_ , and then allows the goods to pass through its hinterland for onward smuggle into Nigeria!*
*This is a clear violation of ECOWAS statutes and no nation can condone such costly infraction.*
*Nigeria has tolerated this nonsense from Benin for far too long and it is time to stop the malpractice if we want Nigeria's economy to grow.*
*(Therefore, whoever cries foul because we have closed our borders to smugglers while we're putting our act together, IS AN ENEMY OF NIGERIA!)*
*Nigeria makes up about 74% of ECOWAS population and about 71% of its economy. It is ECOWAS that needs Nigeria and not the other way round!*
ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMBER COUNTRIES MUST BE BASED ON EXTANT REGULATIONS! This showsite that Nigeria are very wicked to its citizens, if the import tax is cheap they will import directly to Nigeria while transiting in the near by country in the first place ? 1 Like |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by obi58: 8:25am On Oct 23, 2019 |
yahussaini:
*Benin Republic has a population of 12 million people. But it is the worlds 5th importer of rice. In 2018, it imported rice worth US$996m.*
*Benin is also world's largest importer of _used_ _cars_ and __second_ - _hand_ _clothing_ . All with a population of 12m people.*
*DO YOU WONDER HOW?.........*
*Don't!*
*98.2% of these imports into Benin are only on transit; their final destination is _NIGERIA_ !*
*Nigeria is world's largest consumer of used cars and second hand clothing, and is also Africa's largest consumer of Asian grown rice.*
*The problem here is that all these imported goods attract appropriate import duty and trade tax, which are paid to the Beninoise Government while the goods are thence SMUGGLED into Nigeria WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT to the Nigerian Government and, thereby, adding zero value to the Nigerian economy!*
*Sadly, THIS IS ALL DONE BY NIGERIANS!*
*Granted, ECOWAS/CEDEAO charter allows for free trade between member states, but _on_ _goods_ _produced_ _in_ _member_ _countries_ , and NOT on imports from other economic blocs.*
*Where foreign goods are transiting through a member country, and ending up in another member country, the ECOWAS charter stipulates that the country of transit MAY collect a token trade tax, and its Customs officials should then escort the goods to the border of the importing country and hand it over to the Customs officials of the importing country!*
*But what we see in the case of Benin Republic is that it collects _CUSTOMS_ _DUTY_ plus _TRADE_ _TAX_ , and then allows the goods to pass through its hinterland for onward smuggle into Nigeria!*
*This is a clear violation of ECOWAS statutes and no nation can condone such costly infraction.*
*Nigeria has tolerated this nonsense from Benin for far too long and it is time to stop the malpractice if we want Nigeria's economy to grow.*
*(Therefore, whoever cries foul because we have closed our borders to smugglers while we're putting our act together, IS AN ENEMY OF NIGERIA!)*
*Nigeria makes up about 74% of ECOWAS population and about 71% of its economy. It is ECOWAS that needs Nigeria and not the other way round!*
ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMBER COUNTRIES MUST BE BASED ON EXTANT REGULATIONS! Thank you for the big English you have written up there but it does not go to the root of the problem. The question that you should be answering is WHY importers prefer to ship their goods meant to Nigeria to Benin first and then smuggle them into the country? Be it used cars, rice, used clothes etc duty paid in Benin is much cheaper hence the preference to berth their goods there. So why doesn't the government cut down the duty paid at our borders to make it economically unviable for an importer to ship goods to Benin when same are meant for Nigeria? Instead we choose to close the land borders? Are our customs officers not at the borders? What then is their job if they are unable to effectively Police our borders? Everyday we talk about millions of litres of fuel imported for the Nigerian people being diverted to neighbouring countries and that with the closure of the borders daily demand for fuel has dropped by 8 million litres so why has this diversion been happening right under the noses of the customs if they are not complicit in the smuggling activities themselves. Finally back to the rice issue.... In case you don't know, with the border closure rice is now scarce not just foreign rice but local rice. Both have gone up in the market by over 50%! What steps are government taking to ensure local rice is not just sufficiently produced to meet domestic demand but at cheaper prices than foreign substitutes? Can we close our land borders forever? 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by cardoso222: 8:26am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Let's upgrade our sea port,improve personnel there and reinforce security at the land ports 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by lexy2014: 8:27am On Oct 23, 2019 |
SincereBigot:
Smuggling still occurs in the most developed countries.. ask the USA why they are building a wall.. i am anti APC and a farmer, so ill support the closure D US already has a fence that runs d length of d US border because a lot of migrants use it as a point of entry into d US. Trumps plan is to fortify that fence with a wall. Meanwhile, trump didn't close d US/Mexico border. There is a legal point of entry which is a checkpoint like a toll gate that screens those going and coming. Even at that, a lot of people still attempt and in rare cases successfully smuggle things in and out of d US. Pls understand d place of d trump wall & what buhari did. They aren't d same thing |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by SincereBigot: 8:27am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Mac2016:
We are always good to find the "good" bad examples. Like saying why do people die alot in Nigeria, a quick Nigerian will be like people die in the US too.
That's not right totally!
What am saying is that, border control is better than border closure. In the first place, customs were created for the purpose of the former. Why was there massive porosity in our border management on land? Why do 254 fully loaded tanker filled with subsidized PMS or with other petroleum product leave our custom manned land borders daily*?
Are they sleeping? If you know much about custom service, you're free to find out, you will know that the corruption within customs and other agencies manning our land borders shd be focused on and we shouldn't blame our ineptitude on neighboring countries. i think the government is trying to find out why hence the need for the closure.. we cannot totally eradicate corruption from the customs.. the best thing the government can do is find newer methods to reduce the smuggling of important commodities like the PMS you earlier mentioned.. but if i may ask you, what exactly are we missing out by closing the land borders? I am a farmer please enlighten me i am open to learning |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Thegoodone13(m): 8:29am On Oct 23, 2019 |
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| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by drey076(m): 8:29am On Oct 23, 2019 |
cucumbae:
Most of those who are in support of the closure are BMC.Even the op.Most of the seized imported goods will end up in customs personnel houses.It will thrive corruption among border officials.Don't be fool.Politicians don't patronize local goods.You see them and their children at spar and shop rite shopping for foreign commodities. Politics aside, I am not a buhari fan, the policy will boost local economy in the medium to long run 1 Like |
| Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by lexy2014: 8:30am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Layooo8:
I think Nigeria border closure is right too, to checkmate d illegal smuggling of things.
But nigeria government need to put price tags on our own local rice... because will can’t buy our own rice at 19000 naira, that is much.
Govt need to put a fix price tag now before December ooo Are u trying to tell me that people dont smuggle or attempt to smuggle thru d airports and seaports? Should d airports and seaports be closed because of smuggling? |
