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Border Closure: Nigerians groan as prices of staple food items skyrocket by 65%

Border Closure: Nigerians groan as prices of staple food items skyrocket by 65%

Nigerians are now feeling the pains arising from the border closure as the prices of staple foods such as rice, frozen foods, and others continue to witness an increase of up to 65 percent. The Federal Government of Nigeria had closed its borders since Aug. 19 in an operation tagged “Ex-Swift Response.’’ The joint-border closure […]