President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday, in London said that the partial closure of Nigeria\u2019s borders was not to punish her neighbours.<\/p>\n
He explained that it was meant to strengthen the country\u2019s security and economy.<\/p>\n
At a meeting with a select group of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom, the President explained that the period of closure will be used for stock-taking on threats to the nation\u2019s security and economy.<\/p>\n
He noted that Nigerian farmers have been celebrating the closure which has drastically reduced smuggling of agricultural produce as well as arms and ammunition.<\/p>\n
Buhari attributed the country\u2019s virtual food security position to the \u201cvery good last three rainy seasons;\u201d the federal government\u2019s reduction in the price of fertilizers by 50 per cent and the presidential directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria not to give foreign exchange for food imports thereby saving the nations billions of naira.<\/p>\n
Commending Nigerians in the Diaspora for their huge home remittances \u2013 more than $25 billion in 2018 \u2013 the President also lauded their individual performances in their various fields of expertise.<\/p>\n
Explaining the achievements of his administration, the President said Nigeria\u2019s \u201chuge, vibrant youth population\u201d have been encouraged to go back to the farms and are \u201cliving decent and respectable lifestyles.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday, in London said that the partial closure of Nigeria\u2019s borders was not to punish her neighbours. He explained that it was meant to strengthen the country\u2019s security and economy. At a meeting with a select group of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom, the President explained that the period of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":18520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[97,105],"class_list":["post-20296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-buhari","tag-economy-of-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"\n