{"id":9743,"date":"2024-03-14T08:17:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angolanembassy-nga.ao\/?p=9743"},"modified":"2024-03-14T08:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:17:11","slug":"nigeria-opens-land-air-borders-with-niger-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angolanembassy-nga.ao\/?p=9743","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria opens land, air borders with Niger Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/author\/sangbulu\">Stephen Angbulu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria\u2019s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also directed the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPresident Tinubu has also approved the lifting of financial and economic sanctions against the Republic of Guinea,\u201d read a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement is titled \u2018Nigeria opens land and air borders with Republic of Niger, lifts other sanctions.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tinubu\u2019s directive comes just days after the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government lifted economic and travel sanctions on Niger, Mali, and Guinea at its extraordinary summit on February 24, 2024, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ECOWAS leaders had agreed to lift economic sanctions against the Republic of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consequently, the President has directed that the following sanctions imposed on the Republic of Niger be lifted immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cClosure 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSuspension of all commercial and financial transactions between Nigeria and Niger, as well as a freeze of all service transactions, including utility services and electricity to the Niger Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFreeze 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSuspension of Niger from all financial assistance and transactions with all financial institutions, particularly EBID and BOAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTravel bans on government officials and their family members,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details shortly\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0\u00a0Stephen Angbulu President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria\u2019s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. 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