Border closure

President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to defend the closure of the nation’s borders. According to him, the partial closure of the borders was not caused solely because food products, particularly rice, were being smuggled into Nigeria, but also because arms and ammunition, as well as hard drugs were being ferried into the country. The president […]

The Federal Government has extended the duration of the ongoing ‘Exercise Swift Response’ across the nation’s borders till next year. President Muhammadu Buhari approved the extension of the exercise until January 31, 2020. Nigeria had closed all land borders with neighbouring countries in October, following an earlier closure of its borders with its western neighbour, […]

The Nigerian Government says there is no ulterior motive in its decision to close the nation’s borders. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this during a meeting with two Ghanaian ministers on Thursday in Abuja. He told Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration, Shirley Botchwey, and the country’s Minister of Trade […]