President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday only God can effectively “supervise” Nigeria’s border with the Republic of Niger. The president, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this when he received in audience former Vice President Namadi Sambo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sambo heads the
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Nigerian govt threatens to close borders again if…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned that government may close the borders which were opened recently again, if there is any “trouble”. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. According to Garba Shehu, government
Read moreNigeria’s land borders to be reopened soon, says minister
The Federal Government has declared the land borders would be reopened soon. The borders were closed since August 2019 to curtail illegal importation of drugs, small arms and agricultural products into country from neighbouring West African nations. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, stated this in a chat with State House
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