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ECOWAS: Niger Republic’s Exit And Impact On Trans-border Trade With Nigeria

Nigerian trans-border traders have expressed concern over what they described as “incessant extortion by some officials of the government of Niger Republic”, following that country’s exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three military-led West African nations — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso,…

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403 Stranded Nigerians Returns From Niger Republic

403 Nigerians including children stranded in Niger republic have been returned to the country. Speaking during the reception exercise at the Nigerian Immigration Service Training School in Kano at the weekend, the federal commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), hon. Aliyu Tijani, said the returnees comprises of 52 households including…

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Nigerian Defence Chief In Niger Republic

The Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, is currently in Niger Republic for a meeting with the Nigerien Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Mousa Barmo. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made this known to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. The photographs released by Gusau on the visit revealed…

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