Nigeria to open 4 land borders

ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of the nation’s four land borders which were shut 16 months ago in a bid to curb smuggling, said a senior government official on Wednesday.

“The president has approved the reopening of four land borders, namely Seme border, southwest, Ilela border, northwest, Maigatari border, also in the north, and Mfum border in the south,” Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed told reporters at the presidential palace after a weekly cabinet meeting.