What did Nigeria gain from Border Closure?

After 16 months of shutting Nigeria’s land borders, they are now being reopened but the reasons for which they were supposedly shut have largely remained the same.

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Food smuggling (especially rice)? Likely to continue as agricultural productivity has not improved insecurity? No evidence of efforts made to boost security in and around the country’s borders. Criminal and terrorist activities have continued as usual.

Petrol smuggling? Likely to continue until subsidy is 100% gone and it becomes unattractive.

Caleb Ojewale

Caleb Ojewale is an Assistant Editor at BusinessDay Newspaper in Nigeria, where he also heads Industry and Real Sector, supervising all associated beats/desks. He is concurrently Editor for Features, Interviews, and the Newspaper's Backpage (Monday to Thursday). He has also been OP-ED Editor and a member of the Editorial Board. A well rounded business journalist; he is a recipient of multiple local and international journalism awards. Caleb is a fellow of the University of Oxford and OKP and has bachelor’s and Master's degrees in communication from Lagos State University and the University of Lagos, respectively.

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