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FG reopens land borders

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The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday, ordered the immediate reopening of four  land borders.

Nigeria had in August 2019 closed its land borders to curtail illegal importation of drugs, small arms and agricultural products into the country from neighbouring West African nations.

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, who made the disclosure  while addressing State House correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, said the other land borders would also be opened by December 31, 2020.

The borders that are opened are; Seme in the southwest, Illela in Sokoto State, Maigatari in the northwest, and Mfun in the south-south

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