UN voices concern over refugee treatment at EU borders
The United Nations refugee agency has warned that the idea of asylum is under attack in Europe, with refugee pushbacks at external borders increasingly common.…
President Buhari signs 2021 budget of N13.58 trillion, to make New Year broadcast Friday
Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Friday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Friday.…
Nigeria reopens borders after more than a year
Nigeria has said it will immediately reopen four border crossings as it moves to ease the protectionist approach it adopted to tackle smuggling and boost local production.…
Journalists end up in jail for reporting on coronavirus crisis
Hundreds of journalists are in prison worldwide for not giving in to government censorship, according to the German chapter of Reporters Without Borders. The findings were published in its annual report on…
Nigeria to reopen secondary schools on August 4, 2020 WASSCE to begin August 17, Google not opening
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…
Lagos-Ogun border locked down
Gradually, Nigeria is going on a total lockdown as more states close their borders as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19. When The Guardian visited the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway toll gate…
We are not opening border now, Buhari tells neighbouring countries
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to neighbouring countries to exercise patience over the closure of the Nigerian land borders, as they will not be reopened soon.…
Customs seizes frozen products worth N68.8m at Lagos Airport
Smugglers have resumed their illegal trade through airports since the closure of Nigeria's land borders in August. Comptroller of Customs, Lagos airport command, Wale Adeniyi disclosed this after making some seizures.…
Nigeria closes its borders to stop the flow of prohibited goods
Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, has shut its land borders with neighboring countries. It wants to stop of the flow of goods on an import prohibition list.…
How Nigeria’s border closure is affecting trade with its neighbours
The ripple effects of Nigeria's partially closed borders continue to reverberate across neighbouring countries in West Africa. From Sochi in Russia – to discuss this story and more, Yofi Grant, CEO of…
Nigeria Customs Service: Why Nigeria temporary closed its borders
The Nigeria Customs Service says the failure of Nigeria's neighbouring countries to comply with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocol on Transit of goods increased the trans-border economic and…