President Tinubu Bows To Pressure, Reopens Borders With Niger Republic

President Tinubu has reopened borders with Niger Republic.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Bola Tinubu, today, Wednesday, March 12, 2024, directed the reopening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger.

This online news platform understands that President Tinubu also ordered the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect.

The directive by the President was disclosed in a statement by the President’s media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, who noted that the directive complied with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its Extraordinary Summit on February 24, 2024, in Abuja.

Newsone recalls that ECOWAS leaders had agreed to lift economic sanctions against the Republic of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.

President Tinubu also lifted the suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between Nigeria and Niger, as well as the freeze of all service transactions, including utility services and electricity to Niger Republic.

The President also directed that the freezing of assets of the Republic of Niger in ECOWAS Central Banks be lifted.

“Travel bans on government officials and their family members also stand lifted,” the statement added.

The gesture was also extended to the Republic of Guinea, with the lifting of financial and economic sanctions.