President Muhammadu Buhari says the country’s domestic fuel consumption has dropped by more than 30 per cent, following the closure of land borders. President Buhari, who said this yesterday at his country home in Daura, while receiving a delegation of Katsina State Elders Forum, also said he had not given any date for the reopening of the land borders.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in a statement issued yesterday that two months into the closure of Nigeria’s land borders to curb smuggling activities, especially rice, President Buhari’s administration was betting on same measure to rekindle the agriculture sector.

The statement said the government’s directive would save the country billions of naira on import bills. The president, while speaking, hailed the actions taken by the President of Niger Republic, Muhammadou Youssoufou, including the dismissal of officials and a ban on use of the country as a dumping ground for Nigeria-bound smuggled goods.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/no-date-yet-to-re-open-land-borders-buhari.html

I'm sure this bother Closure is to help them in their fight against Boko Haram terrorist group and to generate more revenue for the country. But unfortunately, we are yet to feel the impact of the little resources we have.

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Please Let It Remain Still For Now

OK sir

Brandstudio01:
This is a good development. Not only will it strengthen issues bothering on the country's security, but generate more revenue for the country.

It's not a good development. We cant close our borders and task neighboring countries to fight smuggling. Our problem is institutional. There is corruption in our customs, these officials are enabling the smuggling and making huge money from it. Fix the organization and you've fixed the problem. Rice is not the only commodity affected, every business must not suffer because of only rice.

This is what we get when we allow illiterates run the economy.

Good one

Am liking this border closure.

God bless u Sir.

Don't bow to pressure yet

They wont open borders till they have killed all Igbo biz.

The borders in the North are open.

while the ones the south are under lock & key while they burn our markets

No foreign rice this Christmas.

Yes, this is a very good & welcome development, let it remain closed for now.

God bless PMB God bless PYO God bless Nigeria

B

Now is supposed to be the peak periods for our smuggling neighbour's. Buhari just spoilt business for them all, no rice to export for them, to cheap fuel to import.

We are use to it, since our local rice can be stone free and dust free very affordable then no shaking

but northern borders are open. Who is fooling who?.

PMB carry go, I have your support on this

The cabals haven't fixed a date yet..

na him make hamatan noma enter Nigeria

Najyin:
No foreign rice this Christmas.

Is that why barawo bubu increased his food budget in Aso Rock after posing with Milo sachets when he was begging Nierians to give him a chance after three failed attempts to be employed by us
So he won't be eating foreign rice there?
Think o Oga, think before you allow yourself to be deceived.


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Firefire:

‘A budget that moves domestic spending in Aso Villa from N580m to N1.7bn cannot be a budget of change’

Abuja – Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP Abia South) on Wednesday in Abuja, berated the 2016 budget and called on President Muhammaduu Buhari to withdraw it and go back to the drawing board.

Abaribe while making contributions during the consideration of the budget, said the proposal was faulty on many grounds and could not be implemented at it was.

He said that predication of oil benchmark at 38 dollars per barrel when the crude oil price had fallen below 30 dollars per barrel made the budget unrealistic.

Abaribe faulted the government for increasing spending by 30 per cent based on borrowing.

“Mr President, my colleagues, this budget is indeed unique. After the budget presentation, the finance minister has never come to explain the details of the budget as it is normally done.

“It is a budget of change I agree, but it is a change in the wrong direction. I say it is a change in the wrong direction because it says that it is based on zero budgeting requiring all expenses to be fully justified.

“Mr President, a budget that increases spending up to 30 per cent based solely on borrowing, in what way are we justified? That is the question we want to ask the people who brought this budget.

“We know what is going on in the global economy: this budget is predicated on an oil benchmark of 38 dollars per barrel and I can now say that with oil being 28 dollars today, this budget is dead on arrival.

“The job of the opposition is to help the government to get its priorities right, so I want to please urge this government to withdraw this budget and go back to the drawing board,” he said.

The senator also faulted the adjustments made in the budget as well as allocation for spending in the Aso Rock Villa, saying that it was too exorbitant.

He said that the adjustments rather than reduce spending in areas where they were not necessary only spread it into different offices.

“Mr President, a budget that moves domestic spending within Aso Villa from N580 million to N1.7 billion cannot be a budget of change.

“We were told that in the revised budget there was an adjustment due to error, we agree but what has happened is that up to N7 billion were moved from buying vehicles and spread to offices.

“It also increased the spending that is due to renovations within the Villa.

“They are going to renovate the Villa with N3.9 billion: what else do you want to renovate there that Nigerians will see in the Year 2016?” he asked.

However, in his contribution, Sen. Ahmed Lawan (APC Yobe North) blamed the previous administration for the lack of funds due to the embezzlement witnessed in previous governments.

He said that this was the 17th budget he would be debating as a legislator and noted that not more than 40 per cent implementation was achieved in the last 16 years.

“The proposal before us is the first budget where the executive has deemed it necessary to give ordinary Nigerians genuine hope.

“N500 billion allocated for school feeding and social SAFTEY NET is commendable.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/602809/

Nice. Throw away the keys sef.

Ending January, 2020 was slated for the reopening. What is then "no date fixed?". The people who have suggested shutting the borders did not consider Nigerians who are also doing legitimate haulage business across these borders. Such people's means of livelihood have been crippled and it's not like the government is one that provides jobs.

Everything is poorly planned in Nigeria.

Foreign rice is 20k at yankura market, kano!

Ntorr!!!!! One chance! Nice one Baba!

Brandstudio01:
This is a good development. Not only will it strengthen issues bothering on the country's security, but generate more revenue for the country.

Like things are Normal since this border closure...
Go n get sense cause they are suffering me n u while the North's are smuggling what they need steady from our African neighbors

Fvckmoderators:
but northern borders are open. Who is fooling who?.

Who is this one! Enemy of state, is this your last resort? If I may even ask which of the northern borders is open? If your assertion is right, why didn't those dependant countries take their goods across the invincible northern border?

Edu3Again:
They wont open borders till they have killed all Igbo biz.

The borders in the North are open.

while the ones the south are under lock & key while they burn our markets

Why is it that always you people (igbo) always play the victim card. Most everything be about you?

Seriously it's very annoying.

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gaetano:


It's not a good development. We cant close our borders and task neighboring countries to fight smuggling. Our problem is institutional. There is corrupt in our customs, these officials are enabling the smuggling and making huge money from it. Fix the organization and you've fixed the problem. Rice is not the only commodity affected, every business must not suffer because of only rice.

This is what we get when we allow illiterates run the economy.

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Sign of a confused wailer! Every country have a boarder problem! Spits

It should be shut indefinitely.
We’re getting used to it and coping fine.
At least banditry and herdsmen wahala has reduced considerably so far.

GOD bless BUHARI! you (huhari) are really the mesiah of the country.