The border closure policy implemented by the Nigerian government for over two years failed to stop the smuggling of imported rice and other key commodities into the country while the land borders were locked, BusinessDay findings have shown.
The Federal Government had in August 2019 closed its ei
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
