He further charged stakeholders and security agencies at the border station with the need for cooperation, especially in the area of intelligence and information sharing and joint operations towards safeguarding the nation's border, while stating
President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria's land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. He also directed the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. "President Tinubu has also approved the lifting of financial
"We are trying to ramp up production, what we are faced with unfortunately, is to see how we can secure food for our 230 million people and at the same time, if this economics continues , we have to either seal our border, or produce for all
Concrete barriers are currently under construction along a segment of the South Africa-Mozambique border to deter individuals from crossing for vehicle theft and smuggling.
He said: "I was here with the former Minister of State for Transportation when the freight forwarders pleaded that the border should be reactivated for the free movement of goods and services.