Area
Nigeria
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
16/12/2020
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Import restrictions
Description
Lifted the partial closure of borders with neighbouring countries that had been in place since August 2019, reopening the Seme, Illela, Maigatari and Mfun land borders, with immediate effect. According to the decision, all other land borders were to reopen by 31 December 2020, but the cross-border import ban on rice would remain in place.
