Nigeria: Govt Begins Clampdown On Rice Smugglers, to Shut Land Border

The federal government has commenced the implementation of certain strict measures to check against smuggling of rice into the country.

As part of these measures, it hinted yesterday that it will shut down the land border between Nigeria and a neigbouring country in a few days time to avoid smuggling of foreign rice into the country.

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