Nanono’s statement on food production conflicts with facts

A woman buying ‘egusi’ from a local food vendor at Makoko. Photo by Olawale Amoo

The Nigerian government closed its border with Benin Republic on August 20, 2019, in order to curb rice and petrol smuggling. It was then a temporary measure codenamed ‘Ex-Swift Response’. But on October 14, the government extended this exercise to January 31, 2020. The following day, Sabo Na

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