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Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by guru90: 6:58pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
i talk am at the early stage... He just came to finished Nigeria to Zero level.... This is strong thing ooooh 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by signz: 6:58pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Harlem2: As our Leader, let him take the first step. 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Area4Area: 7:00pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
olujastro:Thanks bro, you just gave a brief summary of what we are talking about 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Nobody: 7:02pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
RTSC: shut up! what do you know. Why is it being felt this bad. What do you know about the seaport? Do you know why most importers prefers neighboring port? Which legitimate businesses are you talking about here? Nigeria should work on itself and stop making economic blunders . Come up with fact 2 Likes |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Area4Area: 7:03pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
wirinet:Many still don't understand this, even foreign rice can still be imported through our ports today 2 Likes |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Jacob5050: 7:08pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
that is what we need now in this country naija we cant be giant of africa with all the natural resources and still be importing good it is time we learn from china on how they close their borders even with the amount of population that 4people naija popul |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by jaxxy(m): 7:09pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
I wonder what the new economic team is advising this government. I understand what they are trying to do in terms of self sufficiency bt they need to carry people along and explain their polices so people can understand and prepare. 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by maasoap(m): 7:10pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
emmabest2000: People who read the news thoroughly and understood the content knew that this is a good development. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Area4Area: 7:11pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
oldtruth:Those cars, rice etc smuggled through Benin rep is because the Benin rep authorities decided to put in place a lower tariff rates on those goods and it is now cheaper for importers to get it into Benin and smuggle into Nigeria, Benin rep makes billions of dollars yearly and Nigeria loses, Nigeria is trying to increase local production and Benin is trying to destroy that effort 3 Likes |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by wirinet(m): 7:12pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Wallade:Border cannot be cheaper. You are meant to pay the same duties you pay at the ports at the borders, but custom officers connive with smugglers to short change the duties or avoid them altogether. Remember, the shipping cost is the same to Cotonuo and apapa ports, Benin government charge about 5 - 10% duties on imported items, and you transport items to border posts to pay Nigerian duties again, before you drive through the horrendous Badagry Road to get to mile 12. Now, how is it cheaper going through the land borders? If the items originate through Benin or west Africa, yes it would be cheaper, but not when coming from China, Thailand or India. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by dochenaj: 7:12pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
freeze001:To the bolded, we had one in Yaradua but death took him, I'm beginning to think Nigeria is under some kind of curse. |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by maasoap(m): 7:16pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
oldtruth: Of course, we do. We like cutting corners. Benin Republic doesn't consume parboiled rice, yet they import it, collect import duties on it. Sold it to Nigerian smugglers who smuggle them through our porous land borders. The same thing goes for cars. And all manners of perishable goods like tomatoes, chickens, turkeys, etc. It is high we behaved like a country that mean business, we need to stamp our feet down on this madness. I'm loving this, it's long overdue 2 Likes |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by wirinet(m): 7:16pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Melison:Is it by force to eat rice? Many other countries don't eat rice like we do and they survive. How many rice do Britain, Germany, France, Russia, etc eat? Are they not surviving? 2 Likes |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by nextstep(m): 7:18pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Na wao... e be like say this holiday season go hard oh... No tomato, no rice, no jollof, no yahoo boys. ![]() |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by dochenaj: 7:18pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Honor10:In Nigeria there is no end in sight for hardship. When they reduced fuel subsidy and the narrative was things would be worse before they get better, unfortunately we are still in worse if not worst territory. Government that should be working at curbing inflation is the pilot of the jet driving us into inflation in full speed. 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by surgical: 7:19pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
[quote author=wirinet post=83136569] As explained earlier, goods are not banned, only smuggling is banned. Yes, the sea ports are in bad shape. We should advocate, the opening up and use of more ports across the country ie, warri port, Portharcourt port, Calabar ports, etc. The hardship of getting goods from Benin republic through Badagry road is harrowing. That road is in a very very bad shape.[/quote ] I don't understand what you are trying to say here except you are the authority, the report says all export and import This policy is not a well thought out policy You are diverting people to the port that is not efficient before and now adding additional volume to it will be an over kill This is Buhari signature,as a military head of state,he did same without success That is why I wonder when they talk about cabal,was this cabal there in 83/85. This knee jerk approach will not work What he is doing is that,i have the power and I can as well use it the way I like,no consideration for the people because he did not think he holds the power in trust for the people I am 100℅ sure that aside the inconvenience nothing can be achieved with this policy 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Melison(m): 7:19pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
wirinet:Bros pikin no dey learn how to Waka at once na jeje,if these policies are to be put in place the measures are to be taken to see that the masses don't suffer that much U dig?? 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Litmus: 7:20pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
If you want the West and not Nigeria, then you have to accept Banning. Everything is controlled in the West and that which is not fully controlled is banned (prohibited) until authorities can get a handle on it and then exert control. One of the main subset of control is taxation. A Niaralander once implied that I was mean-spirited for wishing Taxation and Control on Nigerians; well I do wish these things on Nigerians but only because it is what you unbeknowingly wish on yourselves when you keep on wishing to be like the West. I deserve forgiving since I never believed Nigeria was a Shithole. I loved Nigeria as it was, with all her freedoms and always argued that Nigeria had other virtues that Nigerians seemed blinded to in their incessant wish to be like the “West”. Buhari deserves credit because his government seem to be going the right way about delivering the West to you. Remember this: in the West, they cut down all fruit trees so that there would be no free fruits for the people, thus the people have to go to a Taxed place (market) to buy them. In the West, everything is taxed. People once laughed bitterly in the West, complaining that ‘we are so taxed, all that remains is for government to Tax Water and Air. People thought that this idea was funny because in the back of their minds these were such ludicrous notions. ‘Tax water and air indeed’ they scuffed. Not long after, water was sold to them in bottles. People could not believe such a thing would last but bottled water sold to them caught on. This led them to sneers, ‘what next, are they going to sell us air?’ Not long after, pure air arrived in buyable cans then years later governments in the West did Tax air in the form of congestion charges. Moral of story: you cannot have Western life standards without forgoing all your current Nigerian freedoms. All borders need regulating as much as possible; you all need to be ID’d, registered at birth, registered at death, and government ought to implement compulsory genetic record databases (they are fighting against compulsory Genetic Data base in the West but it will happen (we don’t have to wait for them to implement such before we follow suit). Government needs to roll out a comprehensive tax system in Nigeria to generate income for the Nation for the days of oil are numbered. 3 Likes |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Nobody: 7:21pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Area4Area: So, why can't Nigeria work on its own land border? They are manning it well now. Generate income through land border as well. Not crippling them. Check China, US and the rest. 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by princejenks(m): 7:22pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
emmasege:took the words right out of my mouth, with over a thousand porous borders located around that part of the country, this latest policy appears to affect only the south mostly 2 Likes |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Nobody: 7:25pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
maasoap: Who told you most importers are Beninese? import duties too high in the country. you guys dont get it 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by madenigga(m): 7:29pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
NKSH:Just with this your thinking the only illiterate and ignorant one here is u |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Area4Area: 7:30pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
oldtruth:We know we have corrupt officials at the border posts but fact remains that Benin and Niger reps are officially promoting the smuggling because of what they stand to gain, billions of dollars yearly. Nigeria wants to be self sufficient in some of those things smuggled in while these countries are doing everything to sabotage the idea 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by gbagyiza: 7:31pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Sirnuel: Pls, go through the write up again. Those goods r ban on land import n export. The federal government want to increase her IGR, encourage local products patronage to burst our economy n also curb insecurity in the country. A lot of people prefer to sneak in goods through land borders with the intention of escaping import n export charges and also d ability to bring in firearms n other illegal products into the country without notice. So, the government is saying you can bring in your goods but only through the appropriate channel, which is d seaport. This will make the government monitor n control things that enter n leave the country simple. 3 Likes |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by PassingShot(m): 7:32pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Sirnuel:Professor of economics. Yeye dey smell. |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by maasoap(m): 7:36pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
IceColdVeins: The price will definitely go down gradually once this frenzy is over. Why would it go down? Because the rise in price has nothing to do with the cost of production and it has nothing to with excess demand over supply because there is no scarcity of local rice in Nigeria at the moment.Government did the right thing for sure but it was poorly strategized and for the wrong cause!!! Anyways, Orun nyabo, kon shoro enikan (IF sky dey fall, na all of us head e go knack) Body go teh u!![/quote] What do you by "wrong cause"? |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Jaqenhghar: 7:39pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
anayolity:Wetin una dey add? |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by Nobody: 7:41pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Area4Area: This self sufficiency is what I don't understand. How much is the said local rice in your area? This not the right time. You do it gradually. You are killing your people and your economy with suicidal action 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by corjiakor(m): 7:45pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
opportunes: When is Buhari going to ban the import/export of cows through our borders? 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by themanderon: 7:46pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Throwing away the baby with the bathwater. The Closure of the borders might seem like a noble act but I believe there are powerful interests being served by the closure of these borders. The story of Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by OgbeniDawodu: 7:50pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
oldtruth:Smuggled Foreign rice is a major threat to the local rice production, and it scares investors aways now investors have assurances and government backing. 2 Likes |
Re: FG Bans Import, Export Of All Goods At Land Borders by PerfectlyPerfect(m): 7:50pm On Oct 14, 2019 |
Honor10:Every country on earth imports one food item or the other. The government is banning importation when the local production isn't enough to satisfy the population. That's the highest class of foolishness. They're supposed to ban when local production is equal to or above local consumption, that's how smart countries do 1 Like |
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