Tag: Border
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Insecurity: Buhari tasks Nigeria Immigration Service to tighten border closure
The President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, in Abuja directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to improve surveillance and control around the nation’s borders. He directed the service to ensure that criminals do not find Nigeria as a safe haven to hide and perpetrate their criminality. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and…
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Just in: Only God can secure Nigeria-Niger border – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday said only God can effectively “supervise” the border Nigeria shares with the Republic of Niger. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke while receiving in audience former Vice President Namadi Sambo, who heads ECOWAS Election Mission to the Republic of…
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Only God can keep Nigeria’s border with Niger safe – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that only God can effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with the Republic of Niger. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, President Buhari stated this in Abuja while receiving former Vice President Namadi Sambo, who heads ECOWAS Election Mission to the West African country. Buhari…
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EU countries move to further reopen borders
Some European Union member states have announced new steps to reopen their borders with the improvement of the COVID-19 situation inside their countries. German Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer, announced on Wednesday that Germany would on Monday lift border controls, which have been implemented for three months since the coronavirus outbreak. Controls along Germany’s land borders…
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COVID-19: Gov. Masari orders closure of land borders with 4 States, Niger Republic
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has announced the closure of all land borders with neighbouring states and Niger Republic, as part of measures to contain possible spread of Covid-19 to the state. NAN reports that Katsina State shares borders with Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and Zamfara, and with the Republic of Niger to the north.…
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Contraband: Border Patrol Team intercepts 52 trailers in Katsina
The Joint Border Drill Operation Sector 4, says it has arrested 52 trailers suspected to be conveying contraband from Niger Republic into the country. Its Coordinator, Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed, told newsmen in Katsina on Friday that the trailers would “go through scrutiny to verify their true contents”. “The trailers are carrying date palm and tiger…
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Extend border closure to 5 years, Shittu urges FG
A member of the Lagos State Chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria told the Federal Government on Tuesday to extend the closure of land borders to a
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Border closure will trigger interest in Agriculture – Buhari
Nigeria’s border closure will rekindle interest in agriculture and revive the sector, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke on Monday against the backdrop of the reduction in smuggling, especially rice, following the border closure for two months. A statement on Monday in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity,…
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Customs collect N5bn daily during border closure –Ali
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, on Wednesday told the National Assembly members that the agency had been raking in between N4.7bn and N5.8bn since the Federal Government closed the nation’s borders. Ali stated this when he appeared before the Senate and House of Representatives joint committees on Finance and National Planning,…
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Immigration arrests two Niger nationals with weapons at Katsina border
Two nationals of Niger Republic have been arrested at Kongolam border in Katsina state, the Nigerian Immigration Service announced on Saturday. According to the Public Relation Officer of the Service, DCI James Sunday, they were arrested in possession of Pistols, computers and phones. Sunday explained that their arrest was on the heels of the visit…