Tag: Border
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Fresh details emerge on Bobrisky’s failed attempt to cross border
More details have emerged on how popular cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, was arrested at Seme Border on Monday. Witnesses told the NAN that Bobrisky arrived at the departure axis of the border post around 1.30 a.m. on Monday in a black SUV Mercedes Benz.
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FG set to open border for cement importation if…..
Following the hike in prices of cement in the country, the Federal Government has threatened to open the borders to enable cement importation. FG has promised to carry out this act if cement manufacturers refuse to reduce the price of the commodity in the country.
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Customs closes border, says not at war with Niger Republic
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the closure of Nigeria borders with Niger Republic is not a declaration of war between the two countries as speculated. Mr Adewale Adeniyi, the NCS acting Comptroller General, made the assertion
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Sudan crisis: Over 7,000 nationals including Nigerians stranded at Egyptian border
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said over 7,000 nationals, including Nigerians, were not allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening from war-torn Sudan. Chairman, NiDCOM, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the disclosure in a
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2023 polls: Buhari directs NIS to tighten security around borders
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to tighten security around the nation’s borders before and after the general elections. Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this in Katsina on Tuesday while inaugurating
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AfDB urges open borders to encourage free trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged African countries to open their borders to encourage the promotion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Mr Lamin Barrow, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department, AfDB, said this on the sideline of the release of the Africa Visa Openness Report in Balaclava, Mauritius.
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New Zealand border to fully reopen on July 31
New Zealand will fully open its border to the world from July 31, two months earlier than expected, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Wednesday. The country closed its border to almost all travellers in March 2020. “New Zealand is in demand and now fully open for business,” Ardern said.
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Russian spy arrested near Ukrainian border
The Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) has arrested an alleged Russian spy near the border with Ukraine. The man, a Spanish citizen with a Russian background, purportedly worked for the Russian intelligence agency GRU,
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Reps shut down motion to reopen borders
The House of Representatives has shut down a motion to reopen Idiroko Border and other land borders in the country. This followed a motion by Rep. Kolawole Lawal (APC-Ogun) at plenary on Wednesday in in Abuja. Lawal had moved a motion on the urgent need to reopen Idiroko Border and other land borders in the…
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Yoruba nation agitators forcefully reopen Idiroko border
There was tension on Saturday at Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State when some Yoruba nation agitators stormed the area and forcefully opened its land border. They were, however, swiftly repelled by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service who were manning the border town between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. The land…