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Hundreds of personnel were drawn from the NCS, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), police, Department of State Service (DSS), National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and the military, to form the border-manning teams. Though the borders were reopened in December 2020, the operatives were retained and redesigned to continue surveillance and counter-smuggling. The codename for the operation was changed to Joint Border Patrol. Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Ham...

January 15 - 2021 EL GEDAREF Sovereign Council member, Lt Gen Shamseldin Kabbashi (File photo) Yesterday, the Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority set up a no-fly zone over El Fashaga border area in El Gedaref, after an Ethiopian military warplane entered Sudanese airspace on Wednesday. Aircraft will not be allowed to fly above El Fashaga border area lower than 29,000 feet. The restriction is effective from January 14 to April 11. Minister of Information, Feisal Mohamed S...

Share Scores have been reported killed in a clash between residents of Ilesha-Baruba in the Baruten local government area of Kwara State and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces deployed to the area on Joint Border Drill. Tribune Online gathered that cause of the Friday fracas was linked to alleged market booking fare in Sinawu market, located in the area, between the men of the military and commercial drivers carrying rice to the market. It was gathered that the commercial driver had reportedly gi...

Share President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the reopening of land borders because of the very high inventory of unsold finished manufactured goods, especially those with market bases and significant presence in West Africa, which ultimately led to unemployment and poor credit rating. A presidential source told Nigerian Tribune on Sunday evening that the administration felt it had already made the point by signalling to some of the neighbouring countries that Nigeria would no longer sit by and all...

Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The adverse effects of border closures on the organised private sector and ordinary Nigerians compelled President Muhammadu Buhari to have a rethink and heed the recommendation for the reopening, THISDAY learnt at the weekend. A top presidential source, who did not want to be named, gave insight into recommendations of the presidential committee chaired by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosing that one of the significant i...

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru -Abuja The harsh economic situation occasioned by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and negative impact of the border closure on the private sector and the ordinary Nigerians made President Muhammadu Buhari to order the re-opening of shut land borders, a top Presidency source has revealed. The top Presidency source who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Sunday, said that President Buhari had to order for the immediate re-opening of four land borders upon reali...