Niger Republic has banned the exportation of rice to Nigeria following the closure of Nigeria’s borders.
Nigeria had since August 20, 2019, closed its land borders with its West African neighbours to mainly check smuggling of banned commodities into the country.
The Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, announced the development Monday.
He said, “The government, through diplomatic channels will continue to engage our neighbours to agree to comply with ECOWAS Protocol on Transit.
“Goods that are on the prohibition list in Nigeria, such as rice, used clothes, poultry products and vegetable oil should not be exported to the country.
“As a result of this [border] closure, Niger Republic has already circulated an order banning exportation of rice in any form to Nigeria.”
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