By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
The Nigerian president has opened the land border at Seme, Illela, Maigatari, and Mfun.
The land borders were closed to goods in August 2019, with partial openings and closings for people prompted by the coronavirus pandemic throughout 2020.
The news of the reopening was made known via a tweet on the confirmed twitter handle of the Presidency @NGRPresident.
Seme Border is in the Southwest, Ilela Border in the Northwest, Mfun Border in the Southsouth and Maigatari Border in the Northwest.
In a recent meeting with the ruling APC party chieftains, President Buhari had promised the border would be opened ‘as soon as possible’.
Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu said that the ‘message had sunk in’ to neighbouring countries used as a base for smuggling into Nigeria.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) announced on Wednesday that it has approved the reopening of four land borders with immediate effect, while others will be reopened subsequently.
The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this after the week’s virtual FEC meeting, also said restriction on the importation of some commodities, like rice and other products, would continue to be enforced.
Details shortly
