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Sunday, October 09, 2016

Customs Lift Ban On Importation Of Rice At Border Stations

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has ordered the removal of rice from the import restriction list.
Ali also re-introduced the payment of import duty on all land borders across the federation.





Shedding more light on the new development, the customs spokesman, Mr Wale Adeniyi, in a statement said “Over the years importation has been restricted to the seaports because border authorities have found it difficult to effectively monitor and control importation of rice.

“When the decision to ban it (rice) was taken it was not an effective measure because smuggling of the product thrives with people using different means of conveyance including small trucks, bicycles and even animals – putting them on donkeys and some actually carry it on their heads.

“These new measures will be for customs to recognise their anti-smuggling operations in the border areas and ensure that all those importers through the borders bring their rice through approved routes and pay their extant duty.”
Recently, Hameed Ali said 99 per cent of rice smuggled through the land borders are not fit for human consumption.


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50 comments:

  1. Hahahahaaa, kwakwakwakwa, if u can't beat them, you join them. #shior.

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  2. What will happen to those seized Containers of rice?

    So scared to sleep! Just finished reading the ghost story..

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    1. Me too my heart kept beating fast. I was just imagining so many things. I'm scared of everyone now.

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    2. Lol. Ide Ide.
      I paused at a point while reading the comments last night. The comments are scary. Thank God I did not have nightmare last night.

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  3. 99%? So what did you guys eat while growing up?

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  4. Rice would be cheaper now right?
    I hope so.
    God bless Nigeria
    It's well




    When you'll post spontaneous post, I'll be in church.

    Not where I wantu be in life though, I'm so grateful to God.
    I'll be in his presence thanking him for all he has done.
    Peaceful marriage so far....
    Understanding husband....
    Job on the way BGG, Amen.

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  5. God be praised. People can eat now.

    Dear God,i need your hug!

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  6. Hmmmmm are they just waking up from sleep. Instead of them to find a solution all this years they are busy stealing from people in the name of accessing the items. Anyway customs are other corruption agent we have in Nig.

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    1. Don't mind them.. Bt I'll still continue eating my local agbede and ekpoma rice..I nor eat dat shaft they call foreign rice again.. Sam sam..

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    2. I wonder what this pple up there smoke b4 en-acting useless policies that ain't realistic enough..... So what happens to all the million metric-tonnes of rices seized within the ban period?

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  7. So rice will now revert to the old price i guess. Its not easy feeding well this days,I even pity more those very large poor families n always imagine ow they survive. Every thing is so expensive. God help your children.

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    1. I pity those with large family. I just pity them. If person like me feel this way how much those with large family.

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  8. ideato,u dey mean o,so u succeeded in chasing portable viv out of this blog,or did she change her ID.after denying she wasnt d person of facebook..i raise nyash for u sha

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    1. Today is Sunday ooo.

      She now have 2 IDs.
      Kim Kardashian and Bossqueen

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  9. Hmmmmmmm this is good news for now cos d price will drop.
    But what happens to our manufacturing industry???

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    1. Imported rice is better my dear. Because js cheaper and better . Until Nigeria gets her infrastructure right and fix things that needs to be fixed, imported items will continue to dominate the market as they clem at cheaper price and better quality

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    2. True talk@ fab mum, dunno why this govt is doing trial by error, it's so. Sickening.

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  10. About time, before e reach 40k for xmas

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  11. Thank God ohh at least guess that we reduce the price of it.

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  12. Hmmmmm.....let's see if the price will come down, if not, it doesn't any sense to me at all.

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  13. Beta for them

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  14. More like it wasn't a good idea to ban it because price of rice now skyrocketed. I just pray rice price falls down to its original 7500 or 10000 at most. It's been really difficult

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    1. Coming down to that price seems like something that won't happen. Nothing goes up in Nigeria and come down. Besides they wills till complain of the high rate of dollar and the cost accumulated from bringing it like import duty and what not

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  15. Not bad...this should reduce the cost of rice.....to a large extent,and happy blessed Sunday SDi

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  16. A step in the right direction.

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  17. Smh.
    These are the kind of things that happen when you appoint someone with no experience to run a serious agency like customs

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  18. Since Fulani Cow assumed seat, this is the only news I have read in his administration.
    Take God is Sunday. Happy Sunday to all my lovely BVs and mother of the blog SDK . God bless you all abundantly. From today, our success shall know no bound. I love you all My Blog Family.

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  19. Since Fulani Cow assumed seat, this is the only news I have read in his administration.
    Take God is Sunday. Happy Sunday to all my lovely BVs and mother of the blog SDK . God bless you all abundantly. From today, our success shall know no bound. I love you all My Blog Family.

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    1. Whatever you call him is who he is. Fulan cow is in charge of your country and you human being is ruled by a cow an animal.

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  20. kikikikiki those that stored Rice thinking that it will rise to 40k by Dec. there's one store I use to see everyday from floor to celling is bags of Rice. kikikikiki

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  21. This is good news for my friend.
    i think this is the right time for me to go into rice business

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  22. This is good news for my friend.
    i think this is the right time for me to go into rice business

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  23. Chei! ! ! So many people are gonna run on a loss here.

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  24. Hmnnnn! All these hungry looking Custom Officers that lay siege at Seme/Badagry, searching cars and confiscating bags of rice, okwaala unu!

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  25. Best news so far! I wish the price will reduce bcos I kno some pple never chop rice for long now!

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  26. hai!hai!hai!
    i am shouting.I just got a bag for 17k.Hai!

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  27. I hope this measure will aid to curb the high price of rice.. The inflation is alarming.

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  28. I strongly hope this will bring the price of rice down? but here in my country, what goes up dont come down...lol

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  29. Thank God he just heard the cry of the poor by turning the hrt of our leaders to remove the ban definitely rice Will come down to 10k cos of dollars rise it won't go below 10k

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  30. I want to buy my rice at 8 or 9 thousand naira this Christmas oo. IJN

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  31. Stella this is a FALSE news!

    Nigeria Customs have issued a press statement denying the publication.

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