The closure has taken a heavy toll on both sides. In Nigeria, it has sharpened the effects of an economic crisis and exposed already vulnerable communities to an increase in violent crime.
Consequently, the President has directed that the following sanctions imposed on the Republic of Niger be lifted immediately: "Closure of land and air borders between Nigeria and Niger Republic, as well as ECOWAS no-fly zone on all commercial
Abubakar Kyari, minister of agriculture food and security, on Friday raised concerns over the shortage of food in the country, along with it's attendant hike in prices, stating that government is with a decision to either shut the borders or ramp up production
Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of a private school, Noble Kids Academy, at Kwanar Dakata, Nassarawa Local Government Area, where the body of an abducted girl, Hanifa Abubakar, was buried by arrested suspects.
The Federal Government, on Thursday ordered the closure of all the 104 Unity Schools in the country from March 26 in order to prevent the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus.
According to Njodi, the governor order the closure of all nightclubs in the state following series of complaints on the incessant immoral, criminal activities being perpetuated at night clubs.
Also speaking, a trader and member of the forum, Hamza Saleh Jibiya, said since the closure of the border, about 2,000 containers laden with perishable and non-perishable goods have been trapped and cannot be cleared due to the closure.
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, speaking at a press briefing of the task force in Abuja ordered the closure of all clubs, bars and restaurants.
Nasarawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of both public and private schools across the 13 local government areas of the state over security threat.
The Lagos State Government has lost at least N234m to the closure of tollgates as the #EndSARS protests on the Island enters its 9th day, Punch reports.
Verizon announced the closure of Go90 Thursday. The telco had launched the video service in late 2015, and positioned it as an ad-supported mobile-first video service for millennials.
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