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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed plans by the Federal Government to shut down one of  the country’s  land border to avoid smuggling of foreign rice into the country. Ogbeh made the disclosure on Monday during a leadership clinic under the auspices of Guardians of the Nation International (GOTNI),  in Abuja stressing that the planned action had become necessary to encourage local production and sustain the economy of the country. He added that a neighbouring country was bent on destroying the economy of Nigeria and discouraging local production of rice, hence the need to shut down the border.

  The state of health of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Edo is one that requires emergency intervention by the state government and all necessary agencies responsible for the care of IDPs in the country. The existing situation can be described as a close shave with death which we needs to be prevented immediately without further delay. The statement credited to the Coordinator of the IDP camp at the International Christian Centre at Uhogua in Edo, Pastor Solomon Folorunso is one that calls for concern from all well-meaning Nigerians. The coordinator disclosed that there were about 3000 displaced persons at the camp and between 10-15 bags of rice are cooked per meal to feed them. Solomon, who made this known while receiving a donation from a social group the Aviary Club at the camp, added that the IDPs are in dire need of anti-malaria and antibiotic drugs. It will be risky to place this in the hands of the Government alone going by its continuous snail...