Nigeria’s closed borders: Who wins?
By CNBC
20 November 2019 |
2:47 pm
Despite a continuous spike in inflation and complaints of revenue losses by businesses, Nigeria's borders will remain closed until January 2020. CNBC Africa’s Samuel Onalaru has more on this story.
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