Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed that the Federal Government is prepared to shut down the land border between Nigeria and a neighbouring country in a matter of days.
Ogbeh made the revelation in Abuja this morning while interacting with youths in a leadership seminar organized by the group known as the Guardians of the Nation International.
Although the minister did not disclose the specific country or border, he noted that the move is connected to the smuggling of foreign rice into the country, and the need to encourage local production and sustain Nigeria’s economy.
According to him, states like Anambra, Ebonyi, Kebbi, Kano, and Jigawa are making progress in rice production, and the Federal Government has reduced importation by 95 per cent by increasing the number of rice farmers from five million to 30 million in two years.
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