President Bola Tinubu has decided to reopen Nigeria’s borders with Niger and remove all sanctions against the country right away.
A statement on Wednesday by the president’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said this directive is in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its extraordinary summit on February 24, 2024, in Abuja.
The President has instructed for the prompt removal of the sanctions against the Republic of Niger:
(1) Closure of land and air borders between Nigeria and Niger Republic, as well as ECOWAS no-fly zone on all commercial flights to and from Niger Republic.
(2) Suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between Nigeria and Niger, as well as freeze of all service transactions, including utility services and electricity to Niger Republic.
(3) Freeze of assets of the Republic of Niger in ECOWAS Central Banks and freeze of assets of the Republic of Niger, state enterprises, and parastatals in commercial banks.
(4) Suspension of Niger from all financial assistance and transactions with all financial institutions, particularly EBID and BOAD.
(5) Travel bans on government officials and their family members.
President Tinubu has given the green light to remove the financial and economic sanctions imposed on the Republic of Guinea.
