President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, directed the reopening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger.
Tinubu also ordered the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect.
President’s media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, who announced this in a statement, noted that the directive was 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.
ECOWAS leaders had recently agreed to lift economic sanctions against the Republic of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
The President also ordered the lifting of 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.
He 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 Nigerian President also extended the gesture to Republic of Guinea, with the lifting of financial and economic sanctions.