The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the closure of Nigeria’s borders with the Republic of Niger is not a declaration of war between the two countries, as speculated. The acting Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, made the assertion while addressing the Illela border community of Sokoto State on Friday. Adeniyi, who was at the Illela border to ascertain the …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered the closure of the country’s borders throughout Saturday for the presidential and National Assembly elections. NIS Comptroller General, Isah Jere Idris issued the directive to command comptrollers across the country in a circular on Thursday. The circular titled, ‘Border Closure for the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections’ read: “The Federal Government has …