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CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by ManirBK: 8:27pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday revealed conditions to be met before the country’s borders could be closed. Speaking with the State House correspondents shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, the CBN governor said until neighbouring countries agree to implement mutual anti-smuggling policies, the borders would remain closed. Mr Emefiele stated that Nigerian rice and poultry farmers have particularly been benefiting from the border closure. “In November 2015 President Muhammadu Buhari, the CBN and some state governors went to Kebbi State to launch the Wet Season Rice Farming. “Since then, we have seen an astronomical growth in the number of farmers who have been going into rice farming and our paddy production has gone up also quite exponentially. “Between 2015 and also now, we have also seen an astronomical rise in the number of companies, corporate and individuals that are setting up mills, integrated mills and even small mills in various areas. “We have been embarking on a programme where we are saying if you are involved in the business of smuggling or dumping of rice in the country, we close your account in the banking industry. And that is very effective. “Recently, and this is the absolute truth, about two weeks before the border closure, the chairman of the Rice Processors Association – incidentally, he owns Umza Rice in Kano – called me and said that all the rice millers and processors are carrying in their warehouses nothing less than 25,000 metric tons of milled rice. “This rice has been unsold because of the smuggling and dumping of rice through Republic of Benin and other border posts that we have in the country and that he would want us to do something about it. “Secondly, we also have members of the Poultry Association of Nigeria who complained that they have thousands of crates of eggs that they could not sell; even some of the processed chickens that they could not sell, also arising from smuggling and dumping of poultry products into Nigeria. “A week after the borders were closed, the same rice millers association called to tell us that all the rice that they had in their warehouses have all been sold,” Mr Emefiele added.https://dailynigerian.com/emefiele-gives-conditions-for-reopening-nigerian-borders/? Mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala 1 Like |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by ManirBK: 8:28pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
The action of border closure taken by this administration has increased the life expectancy of Nigerians. And if the border is left closed for another one year, the life expectancy of Nigerians would have been increased by five years. May this borders remain closed. Enough of these contaminated food stuffs. Biko! 1 Like |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by padi94(m): 8:35pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
I do support the border closure... but what are we doing go meet the lapses in demand for food items that will substitute smuggling and importation All these audio agricultural program when no get head. |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by FarahAideed: 8:37pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
You can leave it close please..nobody will beg you before you open it |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by FarahAideed: 8:38pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
ManirBK: Which contaminated food please? |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by SLAP44: 8:41pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
If una open this border, then the government is very inconsistent. Better leave it closed. 1 Like |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by Mrshocker(m): 9:22pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
Boarder closure is the best and only good decision Buhari government have ever made. All this neighboring countries have been surviving on our oil subsidy programs because our oil marketers smuggled our oils out to them after government paid them the subsidized price. Also smuggling/dumping international expired repackaged products in our country. I don’t like everything about APC government but I give kudos on this action. But Buhari need to fund the rice millers and farmers so that we can have good qualities and enough quantity with affordable prices to feed the nation. Presently demand is higher than supply that’s why it’s expensive!!! |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by helinues: 9:29pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
Who closed the border? FG or CBN governor ? |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by joelbooks: 9:29pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
ManirBK: Op, what is this? Is this copy and paste? I don't understand |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by Zimbola7: 9:32pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
[s] helinues:[/s] you don't know anything |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by helinues: 9:44pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
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Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by chefremy(m): 10:01pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
helinues:this is not a matter oe border alone, as far as am concerned they are both useless |
Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by Zimbola7: 10:11pm On Oct 28, 2019 |
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Re: CBN Governor Gives Conditions For Reopening Nigerian Borders by ezemontest: 12:29am On Oct 29, 2019 |
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